Our Partners
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) originated in 1980 when the Association of Payroll and Superannuation Administrators (APSA) was formed. Its main aims are to advance payroll and pension professionalism in the UK by promoting high standards through education, training, membership, and industry recognition. CIPP represents payroll professionals to government and regulatory bodies, ensuring their interests are voiced, and sets best practice standards in payroll, pensions, and automatic enrolment.
The Global Payroll Alliance (GPA) was founded as an official body in December 2014. Its main aims are to support payroll professionals worldwide by providing comprehensive resources, expert-led training, networking events, and directories focused on global and in-country payroll. GPA serves as a central hub for education, industry updates, and standards, enabling knowledge sharing and helping payroll, HR, and finance professionals navigate complex international payroll challenges.
Reward Strategy is an online news and information service dedicated to the UK’s payroll, reward, pensions, employee benefits, and HR sectors. It is published by Shard Financial Media Limited and serves as a key resource for professionals seeking the latest industry developments, insights, and trends. The main aim of Reward Strategy is to inform, connect, and support payroll and reward professionals through events, expert contributions, and sector-specific news, promoting best practice and knowledge sharing across the industry.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is a body for HR and people development. We are the voice of a worldwide community of over 160,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. We’ve been setting the benchmark for excellence in people and organisation development for more than 100 years. Through their expertise and research they provide a valuable point of view on the rapidly changing world of work by setting professional standards and providing the know-how to drive the HR and L&D professions forward.
Privacy Culture provide hands-on support through their Privacy Operations Centre, DPO services, and other services. From DSARs and vendor checks to privacy programmes and redaction, Privacy Culture shape services to fit your needs and have developed a platform that tracks people and processes, benchmarks against standards, delivers training that sticks and provides the tools for privacy practice by making privacy work visible, measurable, and part of everyday action. All customers are backed by the Customer Success Team, who help drive change, surface the right data, and help build a strong, defensible privacy position.
The Association of Bureau Managers (ABM) brings together leaders from payroll bureaus of all sizes to solve shared challenges, benchmark best practice and influence the future of our profession. Members gain access to regional Roundtables, monthly webinars, specialist resources and a trusted peer community—plus structured engagement with software vendors through our partnership programme. They focus on practical ideas that improve service, profitability and team wellbeing.
The Payroll Support Network exists to connect, support, and elevate payroll professionals at every stage of their careers. Their mission is to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and impartial space where individuals from all sectors can share knowledge, develop skills, and shape the future of payroll together. By coming together as peers, mentors, and advocates, they believe payroll professionals can drive meaningful change, champion best practices, and raise the profile of the payroll profession across industries.
WH People is a consultancy focused on people and business services, specialising in technology performance coaching, process performance coaching, and global payroll and workforce management market navigation. Their primary aim is to bring expertise, enthusiasm, and energy to support organisations, helping teams to be better enabled to deliver results and improve profitability. WH People emphasises simplicity, curiosity, and spirit to drive positive people engagement and deliver impactful, fast results for clients. They pride themselves on shortening typical project timelines and providing tailored development support to help businesses achieve their goals efficiently.
CR Payroll have built their reputation by being a safe pair of hands for their clients. With 500+ years of combined expertise, CR Payroll is a trusted payroll partner supporting organisations across Ireland, the UK, Europe, and beyond. Whether it's your software that fails or your people who are unavailable, they provide the ultimate contingency and risk solution. Their people-first approach delivers emergency payroll solutions for your people with a two-hour SLA, ensuring seamless operations even when the unexpected happens. Software agnostic and expert-driven, they strengthen your payroll team's resilience when it matters most.
Smart People is a Polish outsourcing and consultancy company specialised in combining IT and HR to strengthen businesses globally. With over 20 years’ experience, Smart People delivers highly qualified specialists and cohesive teams through flexible outsourcing, body leasing, and process management models. The company's main aims are to optimise costs, ensure business continuity, and minimise client risk while providing expert back-office support across IT, payroll, accounting, and finance. Their Academy programme develops skills internally, guaranteeing rapid, high-quality work and transferring core knowledge for lasting organisational growth.
Emplify Consulting, LLC, founded in 2024 and based in Austin, Texas, specialises in transforming employee experiences through innovative HR operations and process optimisation. Led by Melisa Cunningham, a seasoned HR leader with over 25 years of experience, the firm focuses on tailored HR operational advisory services including organisational strategy, ServiceNow HRSD advisory, process excellence, global payroll strategy, and controllership. Emplify Consulting aims to amplify the employee journey by delivering personalised solutions that improve engagement, streamline HR workflows, and drive organisational excellence, positioning itself as a collaborative partner committed to client success.
Anchorstone Consulting is a UK-based management consultancy specialising in digital HR transformation for organisations in the AI era. Founded in May 2017, Anchorstone guides HR teams through strategic planning, vendor selection, and adoption of cloud-based solutions to help maximise value and manage change. Their main aims are to offer strategic advice, programme assurance, change adoption, and operational readiness—leveraging extensive industry experience and AI-driven insights. Anchorstone Consulting is recognised for its tailored, future-proof solutions across sectors, with clients including major banks and global businesses
LBR Consulting Ltd, established in December 2012 and based in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, is a UK-focused HR consultancy specialising in delivering practical HR transformation and workforce solutions. The company helps organisations cut through HR complexity by providing expertise in HR strategy, workforce planning, employee relations, rewards, and communications. Their main aims are to align HR functions with business objectives through tailored services such as performance management, recruitment strategies, HRIS implementation, and managing employee relations to drive lasting and effective organisational change. They focus on hands-on, real-world solutions that deliver measurable results.