Case Study: Futures Housing Group achieves improved employee engagement and streamlined HR operations with IRIS Software Group's Cascade HRi

Cascade is the present, past, and future for Futures Housing Group

Futures Housing Group, a not-for-profit housing association managing over 10,300 homes and employing 478 people across the East Midlands, struggled with fragmented HR processes—relying on spreadsheets and a failed 2007 system—without centralised data, robust reporting, or integration across HR, payroll and recruitment. In 2010 they chose IRIS Software Group’s Cascade HRi to provide a user-friendly, integrated solution that would serve both technical and non-technical staff.

IRIS Software Group implemented Cascade HRi as a cloud-based HR platform, enabling Futures to centralise employee records, build 130+ automated workflows and 20+ screens, and deploy dashboards and personalised features that boosted engagement and satisfaction. The 14-year partnership (recently renewed for three more years) has eliminated duplicate records, streamlined the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding, and delivered measurable efficiency and reporting improvements for Futures Housing Group.

Futures Housing Group

Sallyann Gretton

Futures Housing Group