IRIS Software Group published new research showing 71% of employees with two to five years of experience say a shrinking pay gap makes it hard to stay motivated to train new starters.

IRIS Software Group is a leading business software and services provider, one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies. We help organisations to make better business decisions by developing integrated software solutions to minimise admin, make business processes more efficient and give more time to do what’s valued. We started 45 years ago as an accounting software company, and have evolved to be relied on by more than 100,000 customers across 135 countries across a range of business industries. We're also trusted by more than 50 of the Top 100 CPA firms in North America to manage core business operations. Visit irisglobal.com for more information. We invest heavily in development using the latest processes and technologies, driven by our Indian & Romanian Centres of Excellence to build the next generation of cloud based accounting software, cloud HCM and cloud education solutions. Almost one million UK employees are managed by our HR software and services, and one in six UK employees are paid through IRIS payroll solutions. We are the largest third-party online tax filer with the UK Government, and we are used by 54 of the top 100 US and 93 of the top 100 UK accountancy firms. We also serve over 12,000 schools and academies, and almost four million UK families use our apps to connect to their child’s school. In 2024, we won the Payroll Innovation Award at the 2024 Global Payroll Association Awards. We were also awarded Best EdTech product: School Management Solutions in the 2024 Global EdTech Awards and won the Technical Innovation - National Supplier Award at the OnRec Awards 2024. We were also recognised in the Infinigate UK Cloud Awards for EDGE Partner of the Year and Microsoft Security Partner of the Year. We are proud of our Great Place to Work accolades, including Best Workplaces in Tech, Best Workplaces for Wellbeing and Best Workplaces for Women.