
- 12/03/2026

91% of payroll teams now use AI, yet 87% made mistakes in the last 12 months that left employees paid incorrectly or late. Something isn’t adding up.
MHR surveyed 250 payroll managers and senior leaders to find out why. The results reveal a clear paradox. Payroll is moving toward automation, but many teams are still stuck manually rekeying data and correcting errors.
Without the right foundations, even the best technology risks becoming another layer on top of already fragmented processes.
What’s Inside:
The biggest challenges payroll teams are facing today
How AI is shaping payroll processes now and over the next year
Which skills payroll professionals need to stay ahead
What it takes to build a more connected, resilient payroll function
Download the report to see how your payroll team compares.

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We're the AI-enabled technology working seamlessly in the background to make sure skills are honed, voices are heard, teamwork works, data flows, and those workplace smiles are genuine. We do this by refining HR, payroll and finance processes through our integrated, AI-enabled platform. Plainly speaking. Independently minded. 40 years of experience. It’s everything you need to enable smarter, real-time decision making.
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