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More than half of payrollers back Payroll Giving

More than half of payrollers back Payroll Giving

Posted on Monday 1 August 2011

More than half of payroll administrators say processing payroll giving is not a burden, a Payroll World poll has found. But around two in five disagree and say the administration of charitable giving via payroll is too time-consuming. Almost 100 Payroll World readers responded to the online poll which asked: ‘Is payroll giving an admin [...]

Join the growing number of enlightened Employers!

Join the growing number of enlightened Employers!

Posted on Friday 17 June 2011

We are thrilled that the number of employers joining the campaign continues to grow monthly, with all of them committing to effectively promote their Workplace Giving scheme and make it easy for their employees to support their favourite charity should they wish. Being Geared for Giving is a mark of what your organisation stands for. [...]

Geared for Giving response to the Giving White Paper

Geared for Giving response to the Giving White Paper

Posted on Monday 23 May 2011

Whilst the Giving White Paper clearly has excellent intentions, the Geared for Giving campaign hopes that it will learn from our success in the area of giving to charity via pay and not be tempted to reinvent the wheel. To really make giving via pay a success you need to engage with the employers and [...]

The story so far… and what’s next for the campaign?

The story so far… and what’s next for the campaign?

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2011

We are delighted to be celebrating the third Anniversary of the Geared for Giving campaign tonight with a dinner at the House of Lords sponsored by Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks and hosted by Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC. So what’s happened in the last three years? Over 1 million more employees with easy access [...]

Hear why the charities are supporting our campaign

Hear why the charities are supporting our campaign

Posted on Thursday 5 May 2011

We are delighted that the number of high profile charity supporters continues to increase as the campaign gains momentum. Here is what a few of them had to say about the campaign; Dr Evelyn Gillan, Chief Executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland says “Alcohol Focus Scotland relies a great deal on the generosity of people like [...]

More companies join the campaign

More companies join the campaign

Posted on Friday 8 April 2011

Even though we have passed the one million mark, we are thrilled that the number of companies joining the campaign continues to grow week on week. All of these enlightened employers have committed to implementing and actively promoting their Workplace Giving scheme and we want to encourage more of you to follow their lead and [...]

Going For Gold: Second Year High For Workplace Giving

Going For Gold: Second Year High For Workplace Giving

Posted on Wednesday 16 March 2011

For the second year in a row, the number of Quality Mark Award certificates distributed to businesses will increase. In April, 3,631 certificates will be distributed to employers, an 8.5% increase on 2010. The Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates are presented to employers offering a 10, 5 or 1% take-up of the scheme amongst their employees. [...]

Majority of payroll professionals are open-minded to Workplace Giving schemes

Majority of payroll professionals are open-minded to Workplace Giving schemes

Posted on Tuesday 1 March 2011

New research from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) has revealed that on the whole, payroll professionals are open-minded to Workplace Giving schemes. The CIPP Payroll Giving Schemes survey found that nearly three-quarters (73%) of respondents who participated in the research operated Workplace Giving within their companies. Furthermore, of those who do not run [...]

New 40% tax payers – good news for charity!

New 40% tax payers – good news for charity!

Posted on Tuesday 1 February 2011

750,000 people are expected to become higher rate tax payers from 5th April 2011 as a result of Government reforms according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. It may, at first sight, appear to be bad news for those affected but it could be great news for charities if only more employees were aware of [...]

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks join Duncan Bannatyne to promote Workplace Giving nationwide

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks join Duncan Bannatyne to promote Workplace Giving nationwide

Posted on Friday 17 December 2010

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks are leading the way, not only in encouraging their own employees to donate to charity via their Workplace Giving scheme, but also by encouraging their customers to do the same. They hope this will urge other companies to follow their lead and join the Geared for Giving Campaign. Clydesdale and Yorkshire [...]