Press release

IPP awards first payroll quality standard to ADP

18 April 2008: The Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) has announced today that the first Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) accreditation has been awarded to ADP the HR and Payroll solutions provider.

The award recognises that ADP applies best practice in payroll professional development. The accreditation demonstrates that they have reached the standards set out by the IPP in order to provide a compliant and efficient payroll service to the organisation and its clients.

The PQP accreditation was introduced in July 2007 to provide a standard for professional development in payroll, encouraging organisations to maintain professional competence whilst enhancing and developing payroll skills and knowledge.

To achieve the standard, ADP went through a rigorous assessment of its induction, appraisal and development processes, incorporating a written application and site visits. The IPP was particularly impressed with ADP’s induction process and the evaluation of learning and development through assessment against specific payroll competencies.

“ADP has shown an enormous amount of commitment to its payroll team and the overall service it provides to clients, making it a worthy receiver of the IPP’s first PQP accreditation,” commented Maurice Cheng, Chief Executive of IPP, and a member of the PQP assessment panel. “The IPP is working hard towards raising the profile and standing of payroll as a profession, and it is through organisations such as ADP achieving this accreditation that this will become possible.

Cheng continues: “PQP highlights to employers that there is more to payroll than just pushing a button, and the IPP skills diagnostic tool has been put together following two years research into the industry and expectations, and potential, of the payroll function.”

Hazel Privett, HR Director, ADP commented: “ADP is extremely proud to be the first UK organisation to gain accreditation within the PQP framework. It demonstrates continuing evidence of our commitment to the professional development of our staff as well as to the delivery of a professional and quality driven service to our clients.”

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About ADP

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE: ADP), with nearly $8 billion in revenues and over 600,000 clients, is one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging more than 55 years of experience, ADP offers the widest range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions from a single source. ADP's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of all types and sizes.

About IPP

• The IPP is a 23 year old membership organisation that wants to achieve Chartered status by 2010 (formerly known as The Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management until Sept 2006)

• There are over 50,000 people who work in payroll and 5,000 members of the IPP

What does IPP offer:

• Training and professional qualifications

• Professional designatory letters e.g., MIPP, MIPP (pensions)

• An Advisory Service with up to date online industry news

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme encouraging self-improvement and career development structure

• A monthly journal called PayrollProfessional

• Representation at the highest levels of government through the very active Policy team

• Participation in a long range strategy to change the perception of the payroll profession

• Regular events, meetings, conferences

• People who work in the payroll industry have seen a fundamental shift in the way they work recently because tax legislations have become more complicated and the Government has moved the burden of collection onto the employer - the organisation regularly lobbies the Government on its policy decisions