Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the launch of Work,force Intelligence, a new analytics engine for Sage People, designed to give HR leaders deeper visibility, anticipate challenges and drive strategic impact through data.
Despite growing pressure on HR teams to take a more strategic role, research1 from Gartner® found that although the labor market has undergone significant shifts, most organizations still rely on headcount-based planning, which limits their ability to anticipate future talent needs. In fact, only 15% of companies engage in strategic workforce planning, leaving a significant gap in HR’s ability to align talent with long-term business goals. Now available to Sage People customers, Workforce Intelligence addresses this gap by providing AI-powered insights, allowing HR to analyze, aggregate and visualize data to deeper insights into their business needs.
Designed for mid-sized, global businesses, Workforce Intelligence helps HR leaders see what’s really happening in their organization so they can respond to change with confidence. By highlighting trends and uncovering blind spots, the latest enhancement to Sage People gives managers a clearer view of their teams and supports them to make faster, more informed decisions. Built on the Salesforce platform, it combines flexibility, security and ease of use in one intuitive experience.
Supporting modern HR teams with personalized learning and well-being support
With research from IDC finding that reskilling2 is now one of the top three pain points for HR leaders, and only 13% of employees saying they feel well supported in their professional development3 , there’s a clear need for more accessible, effective learning experiences. To help address this, Sage has partnered with Uptime, an award-winning platform that uses AI to deliver curated micro-learning and well-being content to HR teams.
“At Uptime, we believe the future of work depends on making knowledge as accessible and engaging as the apps people love in their daily lives,” said Jamie True, CEO of Uptime. “Through our partnership with Sage, we’re equipping HR teams with AI-powered tools that inspire continuous learning, unlock potential, and help every employee thrive - all in just minutes a day.”
Available in over 24 languages, Uptime brings together personal development, corporate training, compliance and well-being in bite-sized formats. Its unique five-minute knowledge hacks, distill key insights from books, courses, videos and podcasts, making it easier for employees to learn on the go, while integrated well-being content supports work-life balance and long-term resilience.
“Sage People is evolving to meet the changing needs of modern HR teams,” said Jonathan Cowan, EVP, HCM, Platform Strategy and Operations. “With Workforce Intelligence and Uptime, we’re giving our customers the insight, agility and support they need to build resilient, high-performing teams and deliver impact across their organizations. These new capabilities show how Sage is actively evolving Sage People to meet the real challenges HR leaders face today while setting them up for tomorrow.”
To find out more about the latest updates to Sage people visit: https://www.sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/people/
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Uptime is an AI-powered learning and well-being platform that makes personal and professional growth fast, engaging, and accessible. In just five minutes a day, employees can access over 20,000 expert-led insights from leading books, courses, and podcasts — all in 24 languages. Uptime enables organizations to transform their own content into dynamic micro-learning, deliver compliance training at scale, and personalize learning for every individual, helping millions of users in over 180 countries learn faster and thrive.
Footnotes:
1. Gartner, Top 5 HR Trends and Priorities That Matter Most in 2025,13 August 2025
2. IDC Tech Supplier, HR Leaders' Road Map for 2025: Priorities, Objectives, and AI Expectations, EUR153133425, Feb 2025
3. IDC Tech Supplier, EMEA Employees Rate Their HR Experiences: Here Is Where Improvement Is Needed and What It Means for HCM Application Vendors, EUR252063324, May 2024
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