IRIS Software and CIPP Form New Partnership in 2012

STOCKTON-ON-TEES, England, January 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

IRIS Software is delighted to announce that they are working with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) to give members of their Bureau Club individual Associate Membership of the CIPP for 12 months.

Tina Brion, Product Manager at IRIS Software said "We are extremely excited to be working with the CIPP, this partnership enables us to offer exclusive benefits to IRIS Bureau Club members. Designed to complement the revolutionary IRIS Bureau Payroll, IRIS Bureau Club is part of a new generation of software and services being launched by IRIS to support the specific demands of the payroll bureau."

In line with the CIPP's mission of "leading payroll and pension professionals through education, membership and recognition" this exciting announcement will give IRIS Bureau Club members access to the most up to date information when it comes to payroll legislation which will benefit their clients.

IRIS Bureau Club members will receive Associate Membership of the CIPP which will entitle them to all the benefits of membership allowing them to stay up to date with what's going on through PayrollProfessional, News On Line (weekly e-newsletter) and member events.

Vickie Moss, Associate Director of Marketing and Business Development at the CIPP says "We are really pleased to be working with IRIS Bureau Club and to be offering their members Associate Membership.  There is a lot happening in 2012 that is going to impact payroll professionals and the payroll industry and we are therefore glad to be working with IRIS at such a crucial time".

IRIS Bureau Club members will be able to benefit from all CIPP events which are being held this year.  Find out about CIPP events here

With Real Time Information (RTI) and automatic enrolment being the hot topics among payroll professionals in 2012, IRIS Payroll Year End seminars and training courses will include RTI specific modules while the CIPP Policy Team will be heavily involved with consultations and working on behalf of CIPP members.  To find out more about Iris Software visit their homepage: http://small-business-software.iris.co.uk/default.aspx

IRIS Software

With over 30,000 small to medium sized UK businesses as clients, IRIS Software is a leading provider of accounting and payroll solutions including software, training and stationary. IRIS Software helps organisations automate key tasks including payroll, HR, accounts and P11D payments while ensuring compliance with ever changing legislation. Recently shortlisted in three categories for the Software Satisfaction Awards IRIS hopes to add to the many accolades received over the years. IRIS Software's objective is to empower small to medium sized businesses with the tools and services to optimise operational efficiency and enable the best chance of competitive advantage. IRIS Software is one of the fastest growing and now the largest privately owned software and services business in the UK.

Please visit iris.co.uk/bureau-club for more information

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals

The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals is a 26 year-old membership organisation for payroll professionals in the UK. The Institute offers:

• Training and professional payroll and pensions qualifications
• Professional designatory letters, e.g. MCIPP
• Advisory Service and weekly e-newsletter with all the latest industry news called News On Line
• Continuing Professional Development programme encouraging self-improvement and career development structure
• A unique standards-based accreditation called the Payroll Quality Partnership (PQP) scheme for organisations and individuals
• A membership magazine issued ten times a year called PayrollProfessional
• Representation at the highest levels of government through a very active Policy team
• Participation in a long range strategy to change the perception of the payroll profession
• Regular events, meetings, conferences

Please visit the CIPP website for more information, cipp.org.uk

For all media enquiries regarding this release please contact:

IRIS

Zoe Colver, Marketing Manager at IRIS, zoe.colver@iris.co.uk, +44(0)161-2794712

CIPP

Kathryn Baldock, CIPP PR Officer on +44(0)7789-170-206