In this podcast episode, Chris along with LACE Senior Manager Adam Morris is joined by Ana Laiu, the Head of Payroll at the PPHE Hotel Group. The PPHE Hotel Group is a hospitality company that operates across Europe and the UK managing hotels and resorts. Each with...
At LACE we’re proud of our people and when they are recognised for the hard work they put in we like to shout about it. That’s why we’re delighted that our very own Simon Puryer has been recognised in the Reward 300 list for 2023. The list, made up of influential...
In May we hosted the latest of our regular payroll community forums. Senior Payroll professionals from a wide variety of industry sectors regularly join us to discuss everything from optimisation (when, how and how much?) to ownership and reach, debating the current...
Chris Kirby was asked to provide some insight on a panel with our friends from SD Worx, in the second of a foundational series looking at the challenges that both HR and Payroll teams face - from complexity and cost, as well as compliance. If you'd like to find out...
How has the perception of pensions changed over time? In the past final salary schemes were commonplace which encouraged long-service in a company. Pensions should be seen as a contribution not a deduction. Chris along with Chris Kirby discuss payroll with the founder...
On 19th and 20th January some of our team at LACE will be joining the fabulous team at Neeyamo for their hybrid event 'Evolve Beyond Borders', which will feature a wealth of industry speakers talking all things the future of payroll. Chris Kirby talks to Chris Howard...
This special edition of the HR on the Offensive podcast features an overview of an event being run by our friends at Neeyamo, who are running an event in January called 'Evolve Beyond Borders'. Today's podcast features Chris Howard and Chris Kirby from LACE, quizzing...
In this week's blog LACE Partners consultant Alex Oliver summarises what innovations in payroll 2022 has seen for key industry players. As a technology-agnostic business we make it our business to keep our finger to the pulse of all shifts so we can best advise our...
As the calendar years begins to draw to a close, attention turns to budgets – both setting and spending. In today’s blog Chris Kirby argues the case for investing in the payroll function to deliver real-time value to a business. The current financial climate has...
We bring payroll professionals together on a regular basis to share ideas, best practice and insights at our discussion forums. If you’d like to join our growing community and take part in our next forum, drop Adam Morris or Chris Kirby a line. In the meantime, here...
What is a lost employee? How does it impact payroll? The two Chris's speak to Daniel Greaves from Brown Brothers Harriman about this topic. Additionally, they share their own examples of how businesses have addressed this issue....
In September 2022 LACE Partners were asked to join the team at SD Worx to talk about the recent whitepaper they released which focused on the six key drivers that impact payroll performance. This is an on demand webinar featuring Chris Kirby, Senior Manager - Payroll...
In our latest video Chris' Howard and Kirby discuss why it is vital that during National Payroll Week we take the time to recognise the vital work that the Payroll function delivers across all industries and companies of all shapes and sizes. Interested in finding out...
Today marks the final day of National Payroll Week, a specific week in the year designed to champion those individuals who are so pivotal to how a business functions. To celebrate this we’ve been doing our bit this week to make noise about the profession, through some...
Our community of senior payroll professionals is growing and recently got our members together to talk about challenges facing the sector. It was a fascinating debate covering everything from the comparative benefits of global vs. local systems to the impact hybrid...