Has your Payroll operation been ‘wow’, ‘meh’ or ‘yikes’ over the last few months? Has it remained a beacon of stability, or has it succumbed to the pressures of the pandemic? Whatever your answer, the root cause is often the maturity of your payroll operation.

Within leading organisations, Payroll & HR are starting to align more closely in order to meet the demands of the emerging workforce and to facilitate the digital workplace. Stronger together, an integrated Payroll & HR system enables businesses to become agile and competitive through gaining a ‘single source of truth’ relating to employee data. Successful integration enriches the employee experience and also provides invaluable business intelligence. However, this power can only be leveraged with technological investment and removal of operational silos.

In a world that’s addicted to tech, it pays to get it right for your workforce. Good tech looks different for every business based on their needs, but there are some common themes that will change the game for your HR & Payroll teams. Taking the action to invest in tech for your employees will work wonders on their experience and help your organisation stay productive and efficient.

Senior HR and Finance decision-makers predict major changes to the workforce by 2025. As a result, payroll will have a significant impact and influence on employee engagement as it aligns more closely with HR in an innovative new remit. Top payroll teams are embracing next generation technology such as automation and AI in order to offer customised payroll packages and financial well-being.

Everyone’s after best-in-class solutions and support to look after their payroll and people, but what does this actually look like? Beyond dazzling technology, sleek interfaces and a dashing dashboard, it’s service, commitment and knowledge from a payroll expert that underpins a long and happy partnership.

For many companies, recent events have stretched operational costs and organisational resilience to breaking point, and in some cases, beyond. Business priorities for finance leaders may have altered in response to the pandemic, but one thing is clear; resilient business continuity plans have payroll at their core.

Are you confident that you’re getting the most from your payroll? Is it supporting your organisation and adapting to recent changes and demands?

New research by SD Worx, in partnership with Circal, shows that having access to people-data was the second biggest challenge for HR leaders during Covid-19 (after looking after employee health and wellbeing).

Our new research reveals that nearly half of European companies believe that COVID-19 will have a lasting impact on their businesses, and that we will have to radically change the way they work.

Our new research surveyed hundreds of financial leaders from top UK businesses to understand changing attitudes towards payroll. And what’s clear is that although the payroll function in mid-market and enterprise organisations is highly valued, the payroll technology and solutions being used simply don’t make the cut.

Ongoing and unprecedented changes to the workplace – including remote working and furlough – have accelerated the need for a payroll solution that is more accurate, resilient, flexible and cost-efficient, and able to handle the complexity of compliance.

You’ve got a good relationship with your payroll supplier. They understand you, support you, they’re your hero and your rock at the end of every payment run. But… What if there’s something better out there? What about moving to a global payroll provider?