“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…

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is software that helps employers manage recruitment digitally. For UK businesses, it streamlines hiring by automating job postings, CV handling, interview scheduling, and candidate communication while helping support compliance and reporting.  That matters more now than it used to. Hiring has become slower and…

Our IRIS Cascade team have been busy these last few months, working on a number of exciting software updates and new features. In our latest Cascade webinar, the product team walked through what we’ve delivered and how it’ll help customers. In this blog, we’ve rounded up the recent…

If you work with support staff in schools or academy trusts, you’ll likely have heard of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, or SSSNB. In July 2026, the government published fresh detail on how it will work, who it covers, and when changes take effect. This blog explains…

Swoop’s FOUR smart moves to keep you in control of your cash flow. Business inflation has a direct influence on the cost and availability of business lending. When inflation picks up, interest rates usually follow to help cool the economy. The first priority for UK small and medium-sized…