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Workday is the enterprise HR and finance platform used by large UK organisations. It covers human capital management (HCM), payroll, talent, and financial management in one cloud system, with real-time analytics. Pricing is custom and enterprise-grade. It integrates with major enterprise ecosystems and is GDPR compliant with strong EU data-residency controls. Workday is powerful but heavyweight — built for FTSE companies and large enterprises, not startups. UK SMEs should look at Personio, HiBob, or BambooHR unless they're planning rapid enterprise-scale growth.