Strategic & Sustainable HR

The way we work has changed dramatically and continues to evolve. With increased workforce flexibility, mobilisation and focus on employee experience, HR must embrace digital transformation. Talent technology is ‘revolutionising the game’ by automating and optimising processes throughout the employee lifecycle. Cloud-hosted software reduces CapEx, overheads, human error and ensures compliance. Data is at the heart of strategic HR, enabling talent development aligned to business objectives, and helping employees be the best version of themselves. 

Payroll is more than salaries: discover how a strategic approach drives digital transformation and enhances the entire employee lifecycle.

Celebrating an anniversary is always fun, and your 75th anniversary really shouldn't go unnoticed. "We need to celebrate it with lots of fun initiatives, all year round, both for our employees and for our customers" was the motto at the start of 2020. And so we rolled up our sleeves and went back to the drawing board: the campaign "SD Worx 75 – Let's Make Sparks Fly" was born!

On Saturday 31st October, Boris Johnson announced new lockdown restrictions affecting the UK in response to increasing Coronavirus cases.

Achieving gender equality and diversity is a priority for smart business leaders. 

UK organisations with 250+ people are now required to calculate and share statistics on the gender pay gap (measured by hourly pay, bonuses and on the proportion of male and female employees in each pay quartile) but improving gender equality and diversity goes beyond publishing figures.

Focusing on the analytical capability of the Payroll and HR functions, this blog outlines the power of your people data to help create a fairer, inclusive and more productive workplace.

When the Covid-19 lockdown began, The Economist claimed this pandemic would thrust HR and its leaders into the spotlight. It suggested chief people officers would need to play a role similar to that of the CFO following the financial crisis of 2007-2009. “Never before have more firms needed a hard-headed HR boss,” it stated.

Whether big or small, any restart will be an opportunity to fix a few things. However, a reset is much more than that – it’s an incredible catalyst.

Are you prepared for the rise of the long-term home worker?

In the last few months, UK employees have moved from office work to working from home. Powered by the belief that it would only be for a few weeks. Yet, as time goes on it becomes clear that the workforce will be at home for much longer than anticipated. If home working becomes the new norm, then HR leaders must ensure they are doing everything to get it right.

With office and business closures due to COVID-10, the number of home workers has surged. Every business wants to protect the health and wellbeing of their employees and in most cases, working from home is a much safer alternative to working in an office during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

The concerns and measures around the COVID-19 virus are increasing fast and are impacting a lot of people. At SD Worx, we remain available for you thanks to our digital people solutions. SD Worx had already activated its business continuity processes and is continuing to adapt its measures to the quickly shifting status and government actions to ensure the continuity of our services. 

UK enters temporary lockdown: only essential travel allowed as pubs, gyms and non-essential shops close, impacting businesses nationwide.

COVID-19 is shaking up businesses all over the UK. With a lot of change around Statutory Sick Pay guidelines, we’re here to make sense of it all and support you during this period of uncertainty.