News, trends, and insights for HR leaders, HR professionals, and hiring managers.
Pay Transparency and the Future of Fair Work
Europe’s Pay Transparency Directive is more than a compliance exercise. It forces organisations to prove fairness with data, rethink job architecture, and make transparency a core capability of modern work.
Why Europe’s HR leaders are rethinking long-term platform bets, and what Workday’s decade-long leadership in the Fosway 9-Grid™ reveals about the future of work
Europe is facing a silent test. Artificial intelligence promises productivity gains, but it is encountering labour markets, social systems and institutions that were built for a different era. This article analyses why the AI dividend is not a sure-fire success for Europe – and what determines whether technological efficiency leads to shared prosperity or deepens existing divisions.
Small business HR teams often operate lean, but they face the same challenges as any enterprise when keeping pace with modern workforce demands. HR software built with SMBs in mind is the solution.
The shortage of skilled workers is considered inevitable. But what if the problem is not the lack of talent, but the way companies look for it? This article shows why women returning to work – experienced, resilient and highly qualified – could be a key to the solution.
The HR function has become a source of strategic guidance for decisions in every part of the business. But the elevated role also comes with new challenges—learn how to solve them below.
How companies transition AI agents from pilot to production: clarify governance, standardise workflows, demonstrate value and scale. With clear KPIs and a roadmap.
Frontline workers make up the majority of the global workforce, but they often feel less supported than office-based peers. Leaders must act with empathy to address the challenges frontline teams face head-on.
The world of work is changing fast. To succeed, leading organizations and future-ready professionals are making a commitment to upskilling and lifelong learning to prepare for new jobs and skills requirements of the future.
JLL's HR leaders, Megan Kleinick and Jane Curran, are strategically integrating AI to enhance employee experience and efficiency, emphasizing strong processes and data quality. They use AI-driven recruitment to manage high applicant volumes and are leaning into generative AI tools and personalized AI agents for various HR functions.
Right to Information 2026: How Europe Is Rewriting Pay Rules
From June 2026, Europe’s right to information will transform pay transparency. Employers must explain salaries, employees gain leverage, and credibility becomes the real test.
Disconnected UK and Ireland payroll? Unify your systems and gain a strategic advantage with Workday.
Workday's 2025 Global Workforce Report reveals the biggest challenge isn't finding new talent, but unlocking the potential within your existing workforce.
The future of AI in the workplace is collaborative for humans and AI. As traditional roles and workflows become more automated, new opportunities are emerging for human workers to use AI tools.
Workday has been recognized as a Leader in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud HCM Suites for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises. This is the 10th consecutive year we've been recognized as a Leader in this report, and we believe it’s a reflection of our commitment to constantly transform and meet the needs of our customers.
When competition for talent is fierce, every hiring decision matters. An effective candidate assessment tool delivers precise, skills-focused insights that help teams choose the right people with confidence.
Explore how MSEs can compete for top talent with a skills-first strategy that boosts retention, agility, and growth.
Workday’s EMEA CTO Clare Hickie recently turned the tables on the king of the interviewers to learn the secrets of human connection and its growing importance in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) world.
To thrive in today’s evolving legal landscape, modern law firms are leveraging integrated tech in five critical ways to attract top talent, boost productivity, and drive sustained growth.
Club Med provides luxury all-inclusive vacations in global locations, with a focus on delivering personalized experiences through a diverse international staff. They prioritize both guest and employee happiness, using digital tools to optimize staffing and streamline services.
One workforce. Three generations. Approaching your talent and engagement strategies through the limiting generational lens may be costing you. These insights can help you determine what the biggest shared drivers are across your entire workforce.
The future of work is evolving rapidly, and HR is leading the charge. As skill needs shift with advances in AI and automation, HR leaders are adopting agile strategies to prepare their workforces for what’s next.
Employee engagement drives productivity, retention, and innovation—but it remains invisible without the right metrics. To make engagement an advantage, HR leaders need the right engagement KPI to turn insights into strategic action.
It's time to unlock your business's ultimate superpower: your people. Discover how a people-centric strategy, internal talent development, and a culture of trust can drive growth, innovation, and resilience in the age of AI.
Business leaders know they need modernized ERP systems to stay competitive and keep pace with market and customer demands—but the challenge of deployment is a barrier for many. These seven steps can help you choose an ERP aligned with your unique needs and deploy with speed and confidence.
The growing risk of AI is that employees can prompt algorithms but atrophy the very human skills that enable creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. These three key plays will help organizations form the foundation for a powerful partnership between humans and AI–creating a symbiotic relationship where technology expands our capabilities and humans continue to grow and make progress.
Discover the real-world impact of AI today, including how it's creating a human-agent workforce, redefining leadership, and elevating those with a curious mindset.
Find out how MSEs can turn fragmented systems into real-time insight with a unified ERP that drives faster, smarter, data-informed decisions.
Talent management synchronizes planning, recruitment, development, and evaluation to keep teams agile and engaged. Learn the key roles, frameworks, and metrics that power a robust talent lifecycle.
Five generations. One workplace. In today’s evolving workforce, engaging employees across age groups isn’t just possible—it’s essential for lasting performance and culture.
In this episode of the Go for Growth Podcast, discover how AI is transforming UK small and medium businesses and find out how Workday customer Bishop Fleming is already using AI to boost productivity and gain a competitive edge.
Workday is thrilled to be recognized as a Leader in the first-ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Talent Acquisition. To us, this recognition is an acknowledgement of our innovative spirit, fueling our passion to continue delivering industry-trusted solutions for our customers.
Growth changes everything, especially how you manage people. If your HR systems aren’t built to scale, they’ll start holding you back. Explore how the right HRIS gives you structure, insight, and space to lead with a people-first strategy in place.
Exploring the core principles of a successful talent philosophy, highlighting the elements that drive employee engagement, performance, and growth.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive: Why Pay Equity Is Finally Becoming a Competitive Imperative
The new EU directive on pay transparency obliges companies to be more open – and could trigger a profound cultural change in the world of work.
Tracking the right HR metrics is key for understanding the impact of your people strategy. As the role of HR grows more strategic, prioritizing the correct metric can be the difference between simply reporting and truly leading.
A thriving small business starts with a strong people strategy. By building an intentional HR approach early on, your SMB can create the foundation for growth, resilience, and long-term success.
As midsize businesses grow, the cracks in siloed systems start to show—making enterprise resource planning (ERP) essential. Identify the best ERP for midsize companies with our helpful guide.
Heavy workloads and inadequate staffing are just two of the top workplace stressors leading to burnout and high turnover. Learn how you can enable managers to support their teams and improve employee wellbeing.
AI is changing how companies find and engage talent—shifting sourcing from a manual, reactive process to a more strategic function. Is your organization ready to embrace stronger, more scalable hiring pipelines?
Purely data-driven talent management is soon being replaced with workforce programs that emphasize the importance of empathy, trust, and meaningful connections in today's workplace.
With AI shifting the world of work, it’s never been more important to upskill your workforce. Taking an employee-centric approach is key to realizing the benefits of AI adoption.
Companies are rethinking how they hire by placing greater emphasis on skills to find the best talent. Learn how AI opens more doors for candidates and makes skills-based hiring more effective, fair, and scalable.
With more and more services being hosted in the cloud, legacy ERP systems can no longer keep up. Read on to learn how Cloud ERP can ensure your SME continues to grow in the current marketplace.
Emotional intelligence is a necessity for today’s finance leaders. Understand its pivotal role in leadership and strategic business success.
Workday metrics show that employers need to prioritize key talent retention, internal mobility, and clear communication of business goals to successfully navigate the evolving labor landscape.
The competition for top talent is fiercer than ever in 2025—and today’s prospective employees have drastically different priorities. Read on to learn how you can refocus your hiring strategy to win the war for talent.
Skills-based strategies are transforming the workplace into a more dynamic, adaptable, and equitable environment. Learn why business leaders are focusing on skills, what strategies they’re adopting, and how AI is enabling this shift—based on insights from Workday research.
Workday Chief Learning Officer Chris Ernst discusses new research from Workday about why leaders are organizing work around skills, not jobs, in the age of AI, how they’re preparing for a potential talent shortage, and the key strategies they’re adopting.
AI is changing the way we think about leadership. In workplaces transformed by technology, the human touch has never been more important.