Outsourcing works best when the handover is clear and the process feels like an extension of your own team – but what that process looks like depends on your provider and the model you choose. Ex Practice Manager and Product Expert Jon Cooper explains how onboarding, communication and…

The Department for Education (DfE) has paused automated submission of the 2025/26 accounts return. If your trust submits through IRIS Financials, this changes how you’ll complete this year’s return, and it’s worth understanding why before you plan your finance team’s time. This affects any academy trust, single academy…

Sagi will accelerate IRIS’ data and AI strategy, delivering faster and smarter insights for customers worldwide London, UK, 6th July, 2026:  IRIS Software Group (IRIS), a leading global software provider of accountancy, payroll, HR, and education solutions, today announced the appointment of Surya Sagi as its first Chief Data and AI Officer, effective immediately. The newly…

IRIS provides HR software with learning and development through Staffology HR and IRIS Cascade, connected to Kallidus Learn LMS, so learning is driven by the same employee data as HR. If you’re seeking HR software with learning and development (L&D) functionality, you need to make a decision: do…

“Growth-ready” means different things to different accountancy firms – so does everyone need to adopt a different approach? Thankfully, no. There is a common three-step setup for success. The strongest practices use this as their launchpad, whatever their accountancy firm growth strategy. You need to pull three levers…

Seven in ten (71%) employees with two to five years’ experience say a shrinking pay gap makes it hard to feel motivated to train new hires despite a third being expected to do exactly that Experienced junior staff and new starters are separated by just £650 a year in salary with nearly half (46%) of HR leaders…

For finance teams in schools and trusts, procurement can be one of the most time-consuming parts of the working week. Orders are placed on a supplier’s website, then re-keyed into the finance system, then checked against budgets and approvals – often across multiple sites, with multiple suppliers, and…

For organisations of 1,000+ employees, choosing the right enterprise HCM system can make or break your HR processes; buyers at this scale typically prioritise: How the platform fits their existing technology stack The depth of its native UK payroll functionality How well it supports UK compliance obligations How…

UK businesses with 50–200 employees need HR software that offers core people management functionality in addition to having the option to integrate with payroll. At this business size, a lightweight system, or the lack of one, poses a risk, while larger, enterprise HR software is not yet worth…

DEI in hiring means designing recruitment so that every candidate is assessed fairly, has equal access to the opportunity, and is judged on the same consistent criteria. For UK employers, inclusive recruitment is less about statements of intent and more about how roles are written, how applicants are…