UK higher education is in the middle of a significant technology transition. Universities that spent years running fragmented HR and finance systems are now moving to unified cloud platforms and Workday is emerging as the platform of choice for institutions that want to bring people, money, and planning onto one system. The University of York selected Workday HCM and Financial Management in December 2025, following the University of Hull's go-live in summer 2025 both implemented with KPMG....

UK retail is under significant pressure in 2026. Labour costs have risen sharply. Employment costs across the sector rose by £5 billion in 2025, driven by increases in employer National Insurance contributions and a higher National Living Wage. The cost of employing a full-time entry-level retail worker has increased by around 10%, with part-time roles up more than 13%. For a sector built on tight margins and high staff turnover, this is not background noise. It is a direct threat to...

How Alacrity Solutions helps consulting and professional services firms under 5,000 employees gain clean data, better forecasting, and genuine ownership of their Workday tenant. Professional services firms are margin-sensitive by nature. Revenue is project-based. Resources are the product. Utilisation rates, billing cycles, and attrition costs are tracked closely because they directly determine profitability. Workday was built to give firms exactly this kind of visibility. But the system only...