• Workstream 1: Overseeing payroll projects

  Ministers have asked the GCDO to provide assurance that expenditure on payroll systems is warranted, payroll project risks are managed, and payroll systems are fit-for-purpose and provided at a reasonable cost.

• Workstream 2: Improving payroll practices

  There is widespread non-compliance with the Holidays Act 2003 within government and this often requires significant upgrades to payroll systems. The programme team will support payroll practitioners to improve payroll practices.

• Workstream 3: Coordinating payroll procurement

  The Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) is coordinating payroll procurement to make government more effective by setting a good practice benchmark for payroll functions, delivering cost savings by avoiding development of bespoke payroll processes, and simplifying procurement.