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.
Rewired HR: Building an ecosystem for continuous change
Is it time to rewire HR? In this episode of The People Agenda podcast host Chris Howard talks to LACErs Kat Bernardes and Alice McCormack who are...
Connected advisory that delivers HR and Payroll value
In brief Staying close to HR and Payroll technology vendors enables LACE Partners to provide informed, forward-looking advice grounded in real...
Rewire HR – The new ecosystem
HR leaders face mounting pressure to simplify, cut costs, and deliver value faster. The expectation is clear: do more with less. The Ulrich Model...
What should payroll leaders know from the Reward Strategy Summit 2025?
In brief: How to build a strong business case for payroll investment. The real impact of AI on payroll roles and processes. Emerging trends in...
How can organisations optimise UK pensions post-budget?
What changed in the UK Budget for pensions and salary sacrifice? From 2029, a £2,000 annual cap will be introduced on National Insurance (NI)...
Becoming skills-powered: A blueprint for future-ready organisations
Organisations everywhere are rethinking how work gets done. Traditional job-based structures are struggling to keep pace with rapid change, emerging...
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?
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
Driving HR transformation with AI agents: Insights and perspective on the Aisera and LACE Partners webinar
Preparing for SWP: Choices, challenges, and change
How to turn talent scarcity into strategic advantage
Reward & Payroll Summit 2025
Leading through change: Strategies and support
From implementer to influencer: Redefining HR’s role in business transformation – Roundtable
From parallel paths to shared purpose: Redefining HR + IT in the AI era
What is a CPO? With Danny Harmer
The TRUSTED Framework: How to implement AI effectively
What is a CPO?
Dine and Dayforce – Manchester
From metrics to meaning: demonstrating HR’s value in transformation
Black History Month: How to turn awareness into lasting change at work
Reflections from the conference room floor: UNLEASH 2025
EU Sustainability Reporting: What is the latest and what steps should companies take now to prepare?
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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