Digital processes | Document Automation the Key to Hybrid Working

For many public and private sector organisations, the pandemic provided the catalyst to begin the process of digital transformation that had long been on their agendas. As millions of employees were instructed to work from home, organisations had to urgently modify their operations to sustain the new remote working pattern.

According to leading UK provider of secure end-to-end document automation solutions, Datagraphic, payroll was one of operations that needed to adapt most quickly. Remote working limited not only payroll teams’ ability to centrally produce payroll documents, but also employees’ capability to securely access them.

A September 2020 British Council for Offices survey suggested that, once Covid is over, “hybrid” working will become the norm, with almost two-thirds of office workers planning to split their working week between home and office long-term.

During the early stages of the pandemic, organisations had to automate their payroll operation extremely quickly, and even as Covid recedes, speed of transformation will always be a priority for employers requiring a swift transition with little disruption and a rapid return on investment.