When payroll goes wrong, it doesn't stay quiet. It means HMRC fines, unwanted headlines and trust that takes a long time to rebuild. Now AI is arriving in payroll, and most vendors won't tell you where they're actually using it.

In 30 minutes, and without the hype, PayCaptain founder Simon Bocca and Chief Growth Officer Melanie Mills talk through what AI can safely do in payroll today, and what still needs a person.

What you'll walk away able to do:

- Draw the line on automation: What you can safely hand over today, like payment runs, HMRC submissions and anomaly flagging, and why the calculation engine itself should stay rules-based rather than ‘clever’.
- Vet any vendor in three questions: How to tell whether an ‘AI payroll’ claim is real: is the core engine properly accredited, can they show you what the AI actually does, and can employees get answers in their own language?
- Protect your people's data: Why personal data should be masked before it ever reaches an LLM, which accounts and controls actually matter, and the kind of AI policy every business needs.

You'll also leave with an action plan you can use that very week, because the payroll teams learning this now are the ones who won't be left explaining themselves later.

AGENDA

- The bigger picture: where humans still matter.
Why this is bigger than payroll, the trust gap, and why people still want a human for the complex pay questions.

- What AI can and can't do in payroll.
Why the core engine stays rules-based, where AI genuinely adds value, and the three questions to ask any ‘AI’ vendor.

- Where the risks are, and who's accountable.
Hallucinations as a real risk, why accountability sits with the employer, and protecting data with masking and policy.

- What it means for you and your team.
The honest answer to ‘should I be worried about my job?’, who gets left behind, and where to start.

- The verdict.
Match made in heaven, or accident waiting to happen? Why you wrap AI around a proven engine instead of rebuilding it.