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Towards smarter HR with our Navigator Series
Navigator series: guiding businesses towards smarter HR
At SD Worx, we believe that being future ready starts with staying closely connected to the workplace, employees and ever-evolving business needs. That's why we invest heavily in market research – to keep our finger on the pulse of HR and payroll.
In 2024, for example, we gathered deep insights from thousands of employers and their employees across Europe and shared our results in the Navigator Series – a fresh, research-driven approach that helps organisations master three core pillars of HR: payroll, reward and time management. Per pillar, these findings are distilled into four practical and crucial milestones that help our customers and prospects navigate today's complexities and build tomorrow's success.
Navigating payroll: getting payroll right, every time
What does successful payroll look like in today's fast-changing world? The Payroll Navigator guides employers through 4 milestones they need to reach on their paths to success:
- 01Future-proof your payroll process: develop a flexible payroll system that meets your business's unique needs.
- 02Ensure effortless compliance: make compliance seamless, even as organisational complexity grows.
- 03Choose the right payroll technology: select solutions that empower your people and integrate easily with your HR environment.
- 04Improve the payroll experience: recognise payroll's growing role in shaping a positive employee experience.
Navigating reward: rethinking how we value work
The Reward Navigator helps organisations rethink how they reward employees, not just in terms of salary but in the broader context of employee experience, fairness, and flexibility. Organisations can follow these four milestones:
- 01Set a reward strategy: use your reward strategy to enhance the employee experience.
- 02Balance reward budgets: find the right mix between salary and benefits.
- 03Put employees at the centre: don't overlook flex benefits and give employees more control over their benefits packages.
- 04Aim for true pay transparency: build trust through fairness and clarity and stay compliant in the process.
Navigating time: making every hour count as a true asset
Time is more than a schedule; it's a key to organisational success. The following four key milestones from the Time Navigator help organisations better manage time:
- 01Foster a flexible work mindset: workplace flexibility is vital for fostering trust, driving productivity, and supporting employee well-being.
- 02Get time & attendance on track: strengthen your time-tracking systems to improve compliance and better organise your workforce. After all, accurate data leads to smarter decisions.
- 03Get ahead with smart scheduling: optimise shift planning and collaboration for smarter scheduling to improve productivity while supporting team cohesion.
- 04Balance productivity and wellbeing: support employee health while ensuring sustainable performance. A positive work-life balance leads to a stronger, more engaged workforce, which ultimately has a positive impact on your results.
About the research
The 2024 Navigator Series is based on extensive independent research – the largest HR survey in Europe – conducted among 18,000 employees and 5,118 HR directors across 18 European countries.
Covering payroll, reward and time management, it provides a uniquely comprehensive view of how company policies impact people's everyday work experiences, and how organisations can adapt. By capturing both employer and employee perspectives, SD Worx delivers actionable insights to help businesses move confidently towards a human-centric and resilient future.
The SD Worx Navigator Series is a practical guide, helping organisations chart their courses in an increasingly complex world of work. With data-driven insights, we empower companies to rethink how they manage pay, reward and time. Even more, we enable them to create workplaces where business and their people thrive.
HR Research & Insights at SD Worx
