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In the spotlight
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.
Optimal payroll starts with the foundations
Laying the foundations for an optimal Payroll function.
The Cost Of Living Crisis: How can businesses help?
As part of a collaboration for financial wellbeing week Chris and Adam Morris from LACE speak to Therese Procter, global advisor at Wagestream about their The Cost of Living Report 2022; which you can download here. What can businesses do to help their employees...
The quiet quitting phenomenon and how to tackle it
As we ended 2021 the big talking point was the impact of the post pandemic ‘Great Resignation’, where the economy opened back up and employees began reconsidering their own career prospects. In 2022 the focus has been on ‘quiet quitting’, so we caught up with Cathy...
What can businesses do to become more inclusive?
Ahead of national inclusion week, Chris is joined by two LACErs Rebecca Addison and Eve Edmonds to discuss inclusivity in the workplace and why it's important. How can larger businesses create a more inclusive work environment?...
What are the six key drivers that impact payroll performance? SD Worx webinar
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...
Digital talent: how can you attract, grow and retain great employees
This blog includes one of the the topics discussed in our recent One Big Thing research. Click here to learn more. In this week’s blog we spoke to Mervyn Dinnen about a new book he has written with Matt Alder called ‘Digital Talent’. Read on to understand the core...
Why championing the Payroll function is important – 90 second video
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...
In which conditions can the Payroll function thrive?
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...
How can businesses improve employee motivation and productivity?
In this podcast we are joined by our HR Transformation Senior Manager Debbie Mitchell to talk about a book she wrote, called 50 Top Tools for Employee Engagement. The book discusses how you don't need expensive interventions to improve employee motivation. Chris...
Is there such a thing as acceptable attrition?
Aaron and Chris talk about the idea that the word 'attrition' isn't a dirty one and that there is such a thing as 'acceptable' attrition in a business, as it encourages renewal, growth and development of any business. This sixty second video gives you a quick...
Diversity, equity and inclusion: how can organisations do better?
Increasingly businesses are recognising that their policies and culture need to promote the representation and participation of different employees; but how can they do this effectively? We speak to diversity, equity and inclusion expert and speaker Guilherme Klein...
Why are employers struggling to recruit Gen Z?
Chris is once again joined by Emma Leonis-Hughes as they speak with Steven Rothberg from College Recruiter as they discuss why employers are finding it difficult to recruit Gen Z. Is it due to a shift in attitude towards work? How are employers unknowingly alienating...
Developing talent, AI, outsourcing and more: Reflections from the HR Shared Services forum
A few weeks ago, we held our latest LACE Partners HR Shared Services forum, where we brought together likeminded HR shared services leaders across global organisations to network, share ideas and discuss latest trends. In this blog, we’ve summarised some of the key...
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