Our latest thinking and thought leadership
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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.
What does the future hold for the Payroll function?
What changes are we likely to see in the payroll function? What impact will things like blockchain have? Which function should Payroll sit within - HR or Finance? We explore this and more in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast with Chris Kirby and Chris Howard....
The future of payroll – part two
On Friday we released a blog which was part one of a two-part series that looked at the future of the Payroll function from a ‘internal factors’ lens. In today’s blog Chris Kirby looks at the external factors that are leading to the conversations around the future of...
The future of payroll – part one
Today’s blog comes from our Payroll expert Chris Kirby, who heads up our payroll consultancy services at LACE. As a business we speak to a variety of organisations about how they can improve their payroll function or solve payroll challenges. This includes managing...
How can HR make a difference in championing neurodiverse talent?
What is neurodiversity and why aren't employers tapping in to this important talent pool at a time of talent shortages we ware seeing? What are some of the strengths and challenges that exist within a neurodiverse workforce? We explore this and more with Mel Francis,...
Creating an outcomes-driven performance culture
How can organisations use the performance management process to drive business outcomes, rather than use them merely as a ‘tick box’ exercise? In a recent HR on the Offensive podcast we discussed this with Roly Walter, founder of Appraisd and below is an overview of...
What is keeping HR shared services directors up at night?
What is keeping HR Shared Services directors up at night? How good are HRSS professionals at managing change? What are the tools needed to be successful? We explore this in the latest HR on the Offensive podcast, with Sunila Jethwa from Ceridian joining Chris Howard...
Stay interviews – what’s making your employees leave and, conversely, what’s making them stay?
In this week's blog we look at why employees may quit a job but also what makes other employees want to stay. Stay interviews are a great way to get that type of information. Should your business implement stay interviews, or does it depend on your pre-existing level...
How can you create an outcomes-driven performance culture?
In the latest podcast Chris and Emma Leonis-Hughes talk to Appraisd Founder Roly Walter about how to create a an outcomes-driven performance culture. The trio discuss the distinction between an 'output-based culture' and an 'outcome-driven' culture - How does one...
What are the symptoms and causes of an unsuccessful payroll transformation? And how can you tackle them?
Chris Kirby and Chris Howard discuss a recent blog on some of the common challenges Payroll Teams come to LACE Partners with, when their payroll transformation programme isn't quite going to plan. We've also written a blog on the subject here....
The six shifts in candidate experience
Late in 2021 we spoke to HR industry influencer Merv Dinnen about a whitepaper he wrote in conjunction with SHL. In today’s blog we have summarised some of his thoughts and picked out some of the key talking points, which looked at the six shifts that are commonplace...
What are the five big workplace trends of 2022? HowNow and LACE discussion
Gary from HowNow discusses their thoughts on some of the big workplace trends that we are all going to see more of in 2022. Hybrid working is here to stay, but in what form? What is the changing relationships we'll have with our offices? Will we see the end of weird...
Reflections on the LACE employee experience forum – February 2022
In 2021 we hosted a forum to discuss employee experience with a group of EX practitioners. Chris and Aaron from LACE Partners recently sat down with Katie Wilde from Applaud to discuss the key points and discussions which were raised as part of this community session....
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