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The UK hotel industry continues to face mounting pressure: rising operational costs, ongoing staffing shortages, and the need to provide a consistent guest experience. Among these challenges, one silent productivity killer continues to impact businesses behind the scenes—inefficient payroll and time management processes.

Discover how 23,000+ HR professionals and employees across 18 European countries—including 5,000+ from the UK—are redefining productivity, flexibility, and employee well-being in the workplace. Our Time Navigator Report is your essential guide to navigating today’s complex work environment.

In our recent webinar, we explored five key steps to transform your performance management strategy and unlock the growth potential within your organisation.

SD Worx recently joined forces with Executive Leaders Network and Deloitte for a captivating webinar entitled "How Digital Time Management Can Drive Employee Wellbeing". It convened industry experts to discuss how we can foster a positive employee experience by managing complex, hybrid workflows, leveraging simplicity and usability, and prioritising the human aspect, all while ensuring employee wellbeing and efficiency in the workplace.

We should be able to define the length of time it will take us to perform a particular job, but reality is very different and shows consistently exceeded execution times.

This underestimation of the amount of time required has a name: cognitive bias in planning. So what are the solutions to address this and complete tasks within the allotted time?

The benefits of organising working time and a reduction of the number of working hours have yet again been confirmed by a study carried out by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The implementation of an innovative and proactive policy stands to benefit the employee and the company alike.

Watch as our expert panel, including guest speaker from Deloitte, discuss the blueprint for adding the WOW factor to Workforce Management.

Since legal requirements for time tracking came into force, many businesses have some kind of workforce management solution in place out of necessity. In a lot of cases, it’s the easiest and cheapest way they could find to remain compliant—whether it’s online, on paper, or a bit of both. While this may solve the problem in the short-term, it might be surprising to realise just how much it can cost a business over time.

According to our latest Future of Work and People research, operational efficiency is the top priority for HR leaders in 2021, with work-life balance close behind. The biggest challenges facing HR are staff well-being, employee experience, and the war for talent. So, it’s no surprise to see the need for greater digitalisation and automation rising on the priority list, as HR leaders look to get the basics right so they can focus on the strategic.

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit Europe in the spring of 2020, HR process automation and digital transformation were clearly not a top priority, attested to in our survey: The Future of Work and People in Europe 2020. It’s not surprising, given the unknown extent of the impact on employees’ health and wellbeing, in addition to the economic consequences. Organisations had far more pressing concerns; keeping employees healthy and economic survival naturally became the immediate and main priorities.

Recent economic uncertainty has caused thousands of job losses and exposed some people to non-standard work models for the first time. These unprecedented changes now show signs of becoming long-term.  Organisations are also suffering from a shortage of specialist skills – especially digital – opting to borrow contingent workers, build existing talent as well as buy (hiring permanent workers) to create the desired mix. Across Europe, about 1 in 5 employees is a contingent worker and this is expected to rise. 

The pandemic has forced businesses to adapt their onboarding strategies to overcome new workplace challenges. With social distancing minimising face-to-face contact, and more people changing occupation than in pre-pandemic years, this has presented a number of obstacles for HR professionals.