This week’s blog from Chris Horton comes following a recent meet up of our HR Shared Services and Payroll communities, a half day event featuring panels, roundtables and great discussion. Read on for insights from our two panels. Learn more about our communities here....
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How can you optimise your payroll function for the future?
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...
Revolutionising Payroll: From hygiene function to strategic partner
In the second of our two-part blog looking at some of the key themes that emerged from our teams’ attendance at People 1st MENA | Dubai, we’re focusing on the future opportunities that exist for payroll teams. There’s no doubt that the need to drive greater...
The foundations of payroll in 60 seconds
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 that exist, based on our experience of multiple client projects over the years,...
SAP HR Connect 2025
HR Connect 2025: brings customers, partners, and prospects together to showcase great customer stories, innovations and provide our partner ecosystem with a platform to demonstrate how we can make every customer a success story. Payroll transformations are often...
People 1st MENA
Join our team at LACE as Headline Partners on May 8 in Dubai for People 1st 2025, an essential gathering for HR, talent, reward, L&D and global mobility leaders. This event is about embracing a People 1st approach amidst a rapidly changing workplace. Industry...
Optimal payroll starts with the foundations – Whitepaper
Learn how to build optimal payroll foundations. Download our new whitepaper now.
How are Payroll teams shaping the future of work?
Payroll is the backbone of any organisation, ensuring employees are compensated accurately and on time. Yet, despite its critical role, payroll teams often operate behind the scenes, dealing with complex challenges that many outside the function rarely consider. In...
Can payroll drive employee experience and business success?
What does the future hold for payroll? In this episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast Chris and LACE payroll expert Chris Kirby speak with Nick Day, Founder of JGA Recruitment Group. Payroll has come a long way from being a purely transactional, back-office...
HR and payroll trends in 2025: A big year for…
Key takeaways: HR will have to develop a new approach to redesigning work, one that embraces AI. HR must be at the forefront of driving business transformation, not just HR function transformation. Any HR tech investment should clearly align with the broader business...
Igniting change in HR Shared Services and Payroll
The LACE HRSS and Payroll Community held an interactive session that looked at how businesses can fundamentally change the way in which they deliver their HR Shared Services and Payroll functions. They answered questions such as: Digital enablers and optimisation:...
Reward & Payroll Summit
The UK’s biggest independent reward and global payroll educational event For 18 years, the CPD-accredited Reward & Payroll Summit has been the essential conference for senior payroll leaders, delivering specialised insights and strategies to navigate modern...
What does the future hold for the payroll profession?
In the latest episode of the HR on the Offensive podcast, Chris is joined by LACE payroll expert Adrian Axtell, along with Bronwynn Gordon, Global Payroll Director, and Claire Findell, VP of People Operations at Sage, to celebrate National Payroll Week. Together, they...
The digital pandemic: How a recent IT outage highlighted payroll challenges
Today’s blog follows the recent IT outage that many Microsoft users experienced due to the CrowdStrike update, which caused a loss of productivity and revenue and many headaches for many businesses. Some media outlets described it as a ‘digital pandemic’, and...
How will the general election impact HR?
In this episode, Chris and fellow LACEr Debbie Mitchell discuss the topic of the general election and its potential impact on HR. Our newest whitepaper, “The successful CPO: Election special” provides an overview of the main parties' positions on employment the...