The clock is ticking. With the EU AI Act coming into force in August 2025, HR leaders, transformation directors, CIOs face a critical question: are we ready? This landmark legislation isn’t just another compliance hurdle; it’s a significant shift in how...
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Key insights: Innovation and optimisation in HRSS and Payroll
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....
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...
HR evolution: Balancing talent and growth in a rapidly changing world
Times have never moved so rapidly. Corporate strategy today is being buffeted by geopolitical instability, economic constraints and accelerated technology disruption; and HR has no choice but to evolve. In May, our team partnered with People 1st | Dubai; together,...
Navigating the waves of change: The critical role of HR in business transformation
If your organisation hasn’t been through some form of transformation over the last few years, you are in the minority. According to research published last summer in Harvard Business Review, at any given time more than a third of large organisations have a...
How can you unlock value in your HR Technology investment?
Ahead of our third whitepaper in our Less stress HRIS series, Louise Brown – one of the authors of the upcoming third whitepaper in the series – gave us an overview of what is soon to come. She also recapped the overall journey that organisations go through,...
Navigating successful strategic workforce planning
We recently hosted an insightful workshop on strategic workforce planning (SWP), bringing together industry leaders to discuss the future of workforce management, specifically the impact that SWP can have on organisations looking to future-proof their business models,...
Key approaches to strategic workforce planning
Organisations everywhere are being faced with the challenge: does your current workforce have the skills it needs, both now and in the future? Answering this question lies in strategic workforce planning (SWP), and today's blog from Jo Clarke de Dromantin unpacks...
What are sunrise and sunset skills and how do you use them?
Forty years ago, mastering a skill had a “half-life” of at least a decade. Ten years ago, that timeframe shrank to around four years. Today, due to rapid advancements in digital technology and artificial intelligence, a skill’s relevance might last just two years...
The TRUSTED Framework: How to effectively navigate AI implementation
Technology and regulation Organisations currently find themselves at a crossroads. Macro-economic pressures are pushing more organisations to consider the use of AI to solve their People Function and workforce challenges. But for People Functions they face the...
AI is transforming HR and changing how businesses manage their workforce
For today’s blog we have brought together two of our AI and technology champions we have at LACE, to talk about AI’s role in transforming HR through a framework we have developed. Reach out to Martin and/or Charlie if you’d like to discuss more. As organisations face...
How do skills approaches fit into the employee lifecycle?
Creating a skills-based organisation isn’t just an initiative for L&D or top-talent programmes. It’s about integrating skills into every part of your people strategy, embedding them across the employee journey so they deliver lasting value. Some experience areas...
Leading through change: The tools for steering a successful transformation
Key takeaways: Leading through change requires a blend of practical tools and human-centred approaches to support both leaders and employees emotionally and strategically. Models like ADKAR, Kübler-Ross, and Bridges Transition help leaders understand emotional...
Leading through change: The art of steering a successful transformation
Key takeaways: Leading through change requires more than project management—it’s about continuously inspiring teams, aligning to purpose, and guiding transformation at every level. Successful change leaders communicate a compelling vision and build strong...
Outsourcing HRIS support: Pros, cons and key questions
Key takeaways: Potential challenges to outsourcing HRIS support include reduced control, inconsistent resource allocation, and limitations in innovation and strategic alignment. A fully outsourced model still requires in-house capability to retain oversight and...















