Welcome to LACE Partners.
We are the leading management consultancy specialising in HR, workforce and payroll transformation.
Your project is unique. Let’s shape it together.
About us
Based in the UK, we operate globally and across industries, helping over 500 organisations tackle their most complex people challenges.
From strategy and advisory to hands-on execution, we offer expert, unbiased guidance across business and technology—free from vendor conflicts.
What sets us apart? Our collaborative approach. We work closely with clients to drive successful outcomes, reflected in our outstanding satisfaction scores.
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Our customer satisfaction score (CSAT)
Our CSAT score reflects the percentage of satisfied clients, tracked monthly and at project completion. Updated December 2025.
NEW CAMPAIGN
Rewired HR – The new ecosystem
HR must do more with less, becoming the driver of responsiveness, agility, and value.
Next events
We regularly run both online and offline events, webinars, networking opportunities and more. Find out more on our events page.
Our latest whitepapers
Becoming skills-powered
How to build a skills-based organisation that drives agility, performance and talent mobility.
From implementer to influencer
Discover how HR is evolving from a reactive support function to a strategic influencer in business transformation.
Less stress HRIS - Part three: Beyond launch
Part three of our Less stress series focuses towards optimising your HR technology system.
Less stress HRIS - Part two: Beyond basecamp
This paper explores eight essential areas for setting up your HRIS for long-term success.
Less stress HRIS - Part one: The road to the Cloud
A guide towards a successful HRIS implementation, ensuring high employee adoption and stress-free project management.
Optimal payroll starts with the foundations
Laying the foundations for an optimal Payroll function.
The efficiency paradox
Boosting productivity in the face of economic constraints.
How to build your HR operating model to support business success
Our new guide will help you assess your current setup, explore different HR models, and build your HR operating model tailored to your organisation's needs.
HR Shared Services Trends 2024 Report
Our latest HR Shared Services Trends report outlines 2024 key trends including AI, service delivery technology and function capability.
CPOs: From HR to workforce transformation
Download our free whitepaper for insights on aligning people strategy to business objectives and more.
Five steps to successful EX
Download our free whitepaper for practical advice on the power of employee experience in delivering business value.
Insights
We believe that great work comes from great insights and we have a dedicated team that sits at the helm of the business, feeding into new and innovative thinking and shaping our service offerings.
How closely are you looking at AI for your HR team (you probably should…)?
AI's potential in the HR world At the beginning of this year a few of the LACE Partners team made some 2020 predictions for HR. As part of his predictions Aaron identified AI as a hot topic. Whilst many experts have talked up AI for some time, it is fair to say that...
Life @ LACE – Fostering a culture of innovation
Having just celebrated my ‘half birthday’ at LACE Partners (that’s a thing, right? I mean, I get Prezzo offers of Prosecco for my actual birthday, so surely a ‘half work anniversary’ counts too?), I thought I would provide an ‘insider’s view’ on working within what we...
Building capability: It’s time HR put itself first
As part of our ongoing blog series focusing on some of the key findings from the HR on the Offensive whitepaper released in June 2019, Emma Leonis looks at one of the key elements of the report - building HR's capability. One of the most frequent challenges HR...
Kevin Green interview – Competitive People Strategy
Kevin Green, author of 'Competitive People Strategy' talks to LACE Partners' Chris Howard about some of the key takeaways from his book https://youtu.be/JD6kIH5xeTc
What is an HR technology roadmap and why should it be included when shaping your five-year people strategy?
In the first of a four-part series of HR Technology blogs, the team at LACE Partners sat down with Executive Director of HR Technology Max Bailey, to talk through how to realise your digital HR people strategy. In this first blog we focus on developing your HR tech...
What’s going to happen in HR in 2020?
Welcome everyone to 2020 and on behalf of the whole team at LACE Partners we wish you a happy new year. At LACE, we work hard trying to keep on top of all of the latest developments in the HR discipline, from the latest start-up tech companies that are providing tools...
SWP Summit 2026 – all you need to know ahead of the conference
From service centre to strategic engine: The future of HR Shared Services
The death of the job application: Is AI at fault?
How to gain maximum value and efficiency through payroll outsourcing
When change feels personal – navigating tough times
What does M&A get wrong about people and how can it be fixed?
HR strikes back: How can HR use AI to respond to the rise in AI generated tribunal claims?
Rewired HR in reality: Bringing the future operating model to life
AI and ESG: Busting the myths
How is AI moving workforce decisions from insight to impact?
Intelligence and insights: the core of a responsive, insight-led HR function
What strategic disruptors will define HR in 2026?
Rewired HR: Building an ecosystem for continuous change
Connected advisory that delivers HR and Payroll value
Rewire HR – The new ecosystem
What should payroll leaders know from the Reward Strategy Summit 2025?
How can organisations optimise UK pensions post-budget?
The AI shift: Redefining the future of work and payroll
Becoming skills-powered: A blueprint for future-ready organisations
SWP Conference 2025: Key insights
Beyond the UK Budget headlines: Preparing your People strategy for 2026
Unlocking HR value with AI: How Pathfinder turns ambition into action
Human skills vs AI skills
Driving HR transformation with AI agents: Insights and perspective on the Aisera and LACE Partners webinar
Our culture is what makes us who we are.
Having a good culture is beneficial for us as a business, for our clients we work with, which helps us to deliver a better service. We are committed to our sector, steeped in knowledge and expertise and collaborative – we are supportive of each other and that enables us to get the best out of everyone.
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