Addiction in the workplace is often a silent issue. In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast host Chris Howard and guest, Dr. Georges Petitjean, Clinical Director at Inclusion, cut through the taboo to reveal why HR leaders can’t afford to ignore it. Dr....
LACE and JGA Fantasy Premier League networking drinks To celebrate the start of the new football season, LACE Partners and JGA Recruitment are once again bringing the Payroll and HR communities together for our Fantasy Premier League (FPL) competition. To kick things...
In a recent conversation, Chris Howard sat down with LACE payroll experts Simon Bunday and Simon Puryer to unpack the not only the insights from our latest whitepaper but also the power of our payroll community. They emphasised how the community, through shared...
In most organisations, the HR of 2025 is worlds apart from the HR of the recent past: more strategic, more business-focused, more tech-savvy, and elevated, with the role of Chief People Officer (CPO) firmly seated around the C-suite table. But with disruption...
If you’ve ever asked yourself who’s looking out for the people who look after everyone else, the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast dives straight into that question. Chris Howard is joined by clinical psychologist and Ultimate Resilience co-founder Dr....
Key Design Decisions (KDDs) are a crucial step in implementing any end-to-end solution or transformation ambition within an organisation. As you begin your technology journey, there are numerous questions to consider across various business functions - particularly HR...
Every building needs solid foundations to ensure that it can reach its true potential but, for many Payroll teams, they often struggle to make sure that they have every brick placed in the right place. Sometimes it is because of legacy technology, sometimes it is...
What happens when two of the most culturally distinct functions in a business—HR and IT—are brought together under a single umbrella? This was the topic of a recent article from The Wall Street Journal titled Why Moderna Merged Its Tech and HR Departments. This...
Back for its second season: The JGA and LACE Fantasy Premier League (FPL)! LACE Partners has once again teamed up with JGA Recruitment to bring some footballing fun to the HR and Payroll communities with our free-to-enter Fantasy Premier League (FPL)...
What does it really take for HR to become a driving force in business transformation? In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris Howard and founder of LACE Partners, Aaron Alburey, dive into findings from our latest research into HR’s role in...
AI is transforming the world of work at speed—but with great potential comes a need for clarity, accountability, and smart, human-centred decisions. That’s why we developed the TRUSTED AI framework at LACE Partners: a practical, values-led model to help organisations...
When you think of payroll, it’s easy to imagine a simple process: work, get paid, repeat. But behind that straightforward cycle lies an intricate network of operations, systems, and strategy that most employees—and many businesses—rarely see. In this episode of the HR...
As the world of work continues to accelerate, Payroll teams are under increasing pressure to modernise, streamline processes, and deliver real-time insights that drive smarter decisions. In this exclusive webinar, with the CIPP, we explored how leading organisations...
https://youtu.be/cIOjS4Kji-w In this video we talk to Chris Kirby from the LACE Payroll team to give us a short synopsis on our whitepaper - Optimal payroll starts with the foundations - that digs into the key pillars based on our experience of multiple client...
Struggling to get the most out of your HR tech investment? You’re not alone. In the latest episode of HR on the Offensive, host Chris Howard, plus fellow LACErs Ffion Bennett, and Louise Brown delve into “Less Stress Part Three,” a continuation of our Less stress...
