Research webinar: Six reality checks for HR leaders
Our research found that companies in Europe aren't keeping up with changing employee expectations, evolving AI trends and the growing pressure for organisations to do more with less. Is your company staying ahead or falling behind?
In this webinar, Michael Custers (Chief Strategy Officer, SD Worx) and Emily Higginson (SD Worx Research Institute) discuss the key findings from the HR & Payroll Pulse 2026 study. Based on insights from 16,500 employees and 6,000 HR leaders across 16 European countries, they explore six reality checks that every HR leader should understand — from AI adoption and workforce planning to payroll experience, wellbeing and employee satisfaction.
What you'll learn
- Why organisations are investing heavily in AI but aren't seeing measurable results.
- How the AI skills gap is growing and what employers can do to build employee confidence.
- Why employees don't want technology to replace the human experience in HR.
- How workforce planning is evolving towards future capabilities.
- What the latest research reveals about payroll trust, accuracy and employee expectations.
- The challenges organisations face in improving wellbeing.
Whether you're an HR leader, payroll professional or business decision-maker, this webinar will help you better understand the harsh realities shaping the workplace today.