Focused HR strategies to underpin employers' confidence for 2026

HR leaders will focus on collaborating with AI to strengthen human assets, strategic HR and boosting employee experience, says expert

Eimear Byrne, country leader, SD Worx, a provider of HR and payroll solutions, based in Bray, Co Wicklow.

The year ahead will see HR leaders focused on four key trends: collaborating with AI to strengthen human assets, strategic HR, increased focus on employee experience and fluid HR.

So says Eimear Byrne, country leader, SD Worx, a leading provider of HR and payroll solutions. Based in Bray, Co Wicklow, SD Worx has recently launched 'HR Trends 2026', an in-depth report outlining what SD Worx views as the four major transformations that will redefine the world of work in the years ahead.