Lisa Blatchford and Traysi-Jane Higgin join me to talk about the process of moving their payroll service from an external provider to in-house. We talk about planning, support and audit as well as exactly what to do if you want to follow in their footsteps…

The episode at a glance:

[2:45] – Lisa and Traysi explain how issues with their external payroll provider drove them to investigate alternatives

[14:13] – Lisa and Traysi talk about how and where they found the knowledge they needed to get the process started

[18:11] – Lisa and Traysi talk about the robust payroll proposal they presented to the MAT Board and how they put it together

[26:44] – Lisa and Traysi talk about the timeline from proposal to implementation

[33:56] – Lisa and Traysi talk about the challenges within both LA schools and MATs in terms of changing providers

[41:20] – Lisa and Traysi talk about support and succession planning to ensure the success of an in-house payroll service

[48:22] – Lisa and Traysi share their ‘must-haves’ if you are looking to switch to an in-house payroll service

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- Follow Lisa & Traysi on Twitter

If you’re a School Business Leader:

- PODCAST: How to develop the SBL role and gain recognition

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- BLOG: Top tips – Being a COO

- BLOG: Should you outsource your HR?

- RESOURCE: HMRC Payroll advice

- RESOURCE: CIPP Training

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