We’re proud to support the appointment of Jason Davenport to the CIPP (The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) Board of Trustees in the UK.

Jason was elected to the Board at the end of 2012 and has been a member of the NorthgateArinso (NGA) team in the UK since 2009. His current role with NGA Is Global Process Owner for Payroll.

According to the CIPP responsibilities of the Board include:

Last week we had the opportunity to bring some of the most forward-thinking members of Europe’s HR analyst & advisor community up to speed on how NGA is doing as a business and what our plans are for the future.

Welcome to the latest installment of our regular, whistle-stop tour of the globe to see where and why NGA has been making headlines.

All industries have had to evolve in some form over the past decade – and the pharmaceutical and bioscience industries are no different. The continued global recession coupled with an influx in expiring patents, and long research and development cycles have caused many pharmaceutical and medical companies to focus on increasing efficiencies and driving cost savings in order to ensure prosperity.

There is a lot I am charged with as chief operations officer for NorthgateArinso (NGA) but one of my most important roles is keeping NGA, and by extension our clients, in check.

In the previous edition of our NGA newsletter we’ve been reflecting on the future of HR BPO, while reviewing the past and present of the HR outsourcing industry.

With the second Greek bailout coming in at €130bn, the jobless rate in the 17 countries using the single currency reaching 10.4% in December 2011 and 71% not expecting the crisis to be over two years according to the most recent Eurobarometer survey (PDF), the outlook continues to lo

The reality of consulting engagements is that 50 percent are delivered late, over budget, or below scope. This is especially true for more specialized implementations such as payroll systems where there could be a lack of domain knowledge from IT professionals in the organization. Payroll is just about the hardest system there is to implement, especially for large enterprises or companies with employees in multiple countries that have to accommodate different languages, cultures, and government regulations.