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Research shows that the vast majority (64.5%) of UK-based employees take pride in the work they currently do. The Belgians score highest with 80.0% followed by Dutch employees with 70.7%. The Brits and the Germans display the same level of pride with the French in last place with 57.1% saying they take pride in what they do for living.

Payroll and HR service provider SD Worx has announced its results for the first half of 2020. SD Worx is an essential partner for its customers in an economic climate that is really suffering due to the coronavirus crisis. By adopting a strong emphasis on cost control, SD Worx has succeeded in maintaining its results.

Brits are much more positive about the impact of new technologies on job creation and business growth compared to employees based in Belgium, Germany, France or the Netherlands.

SD Worx labelled 'leader' in Cloud HR Transformation category for second year running. This was the result of leading analyst firm NelsonHall's annual market analysis. SD Worx's Cloud HR Transformation services are praised for, among other things, the many years of experience offering both HR implementations and HR services.

London, June 17th 2020 – HR and payroll services provider SD Worx is empowering UK businesses with the UK launch of its European market-leading workforce management solution.

British 19-year-old Anna Shackley has signed a two-year contract with the SD Worx Cycling Team (currently competing under the name of Boels-Dolmans). From 2021, this talented young rider will be part of the best women's cycling team in the world.

London, 23 June – SD Worx will be collaborating with Talentsoft, the European market leader in talent management software, in order to better serve companies with their recruitment, HR, training and employee evaluation. Thanks to this collaboration, SD Worx can offer companies a platform that represents a complete solution for recruitment, training and performance management.

Antwerp, 16 June 2020 – Olympic champion Jolien D’Hoore has extended her contract with the current Boels-Dolmans team by one year. This means she will be riding for the new main sponsor SD Worx in the new Olympic year of 2021. Ten-time road champion Christine Majerus from Luxembourg is also staying with the team. Majerus is extending her contract by two years. Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen, European champion Amy Pieters, former world champion Chantal Blaak and Dutch talent Lonneke Uneken also previously extended their contracts with the best women's cycling team in the world. They have all set the tone for what is to come.

Brussels, 29 May 2020 – Payroll and HR service provider SD Worx has acquired all the shares of GlobePayroll. Founded at the end of 2015, GlobePayroll develops cloud-based technology for HR and payroll. SD Worx increased its stake in the company to over 50% in summer 2019, and is now set to acquire all shares. Through this takeover, SD Worx is aiming to accelerate the development of digital HR and payroll technology for employers in Europe.

London, UK, 27 May 2020 - A new survey by CASS Business School, IESE Business School and HR Service Provider SD Worx reveals that two thirds (65%) of British employees are working remotely during the lockdown. Almost half (47%) had never worked remotely before the COVID-19 crisis. The research focussed on salaried white-collar workers and covered six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.

Olympic champion Anna van der Breggen and her colleague Chantal Blaak have extended their contract with the Boels-Dolmans cycling team and will therefore continue to part of the team with SD Worx as the new main sponsor. Van der Breggen will continue to be active as a rider in 2021 and will again focus on the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. In the three years that follow she will continue to be involved with the team as a team leader/coach. Blaak will be riding for the team that wears the colours of SD Worx until the spring of 2022, and will then also join the team leader's car until the end of 2024.

SD Worx announces the acquisition of Adessa Group, a technology consulting firm offering HR software in the cloud and associated services. The acquisition underpins SD Worx' growth and innovation strategy and will help organisations in their transformation towards efficient HR processes and a digital workplace. This challenge is now more relevant than ever before for many employers.