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SD Worx recognised as Major Contender in 2025 Everest Group MPHRO Services PEAK Matrix®
SD Worx, the leading European HR solutions provider, is recognised as a Major Contender in the 2025 Everest Group Multi-process Human Resources Outsourcing (MPHRO) Services PEAK Matrix®. This global assessment benchmarks providers on their market impact and their ability to deliver HR outsourcing services at scale and with measurable value.

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Fosway recognises SD Worx as a Core Leader in Cloud HR
Fosway Group is an HR industry analyst focused on next-gen HR, talent and learning. Its Fosway 9-Grid™ is a five-dimensional model that helps organizations in the EMEA compare cloud HR solutions. Vendors are assessed on nine criteria, bundled in five domains: Potential, which looks at the scope and sophistication of the solution; Performance, which considers market results, customer success and advocacy; Presence, which reflects market footprint and enterprise adoption; Total Cost of Ownership, which covers the full cost to acquire, implement and operate; and Trajectory, which analyses how current market trends influence a vendor’s performance and potential.

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Barely 52% of employers actively invest in greater wage transparency
More than one-fifth (22%) of European HR professionals rank remuneration and fringe benefits among their top five challenges. Less than one in three employees (30%) believe that their organization communicates sufficiently transparently about wages. However, 52% of employers say they are actively investing in this area. By June 7 next year at the latest, every country in the European Union must have transposed the directive on wage transparency into national legislation. Companies with more than 100 employees will have to report regularly on any pay gap and other relevant pay information, and employees will have the right to request internal salary information. Incidentally, this will later be extended to the European Economic Area, bringing Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway on board as well.

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Quarterly Update: SD Worx delivers growth, innovation, and value for customers
The leading European HR and payroll solutions provider SD Worx has released the second quarterly update of this year, showcasing solid financial growth, close customer relationships and continuous innovation of its HR software and services across all markets and segments.

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SD Worx continues to deliver solid growth
SD Worx, the leading European HR and payroll solutions provider, has announced its financial results for the first half of 2025. Consolidated revenues increased by 11.6%, from EUR 581.8 million in the first half of 2024 to EUR 649.0 million in the first six months of 2025. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA grew by 11.6% from EUR 121.0 million in the first two quarters of 2024 to EUR 135.0 million in the first half of 2025. The consolidated net result climbed to EUR 55.8 million.

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European AI Act: Penalties take effect on 2 August 2025
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive AI regulation, reaches a major milestone on 2 August 2025. This date marks the start of several key obligations for companies, governments, and AI providers across the EU, including penalties for non-compliance. SD Worx, the leading European HR solutions provider, summarises what this means for organisations and their workforce

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Team SD Worx - Protime to debut special anniversary jersey at Tour de France Femmes
On Saturday 26 July, the riders of Team SD Worx-Protime will line up for the start of the Tour de France Femmes wearing special anniversary jerseys. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of their name sponsor, SD Worx, the team will swap their usual shirts for a unique design featuring the logos of eighty valued SD Worx customers.

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Everest Group positions SD Worx among the Fastest-Growing Business Process Services providers
The leading European payroll and HR solutions provider SD Worx is mentioned as one of the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Business Process Services (BPS) Players by Growth in Everest Group’s BPS TOP 50™ report of June 2025.

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SD Worx acquires French payroll provider Socialea and strengthens presence in French SME market
The leading European HR solutions provider SD Worx has acquired Socialea, a French payroll company with a strong foothold in the French SME market. With this acquisition, SD Worx continues its sustainable growth strategy and enters the domestic French SME segment, a market with promising growth potential.

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NelsonHall recognises SD Worx as a leader in HR Transformation Services
SD Worx, the leading European HR solutions provider, has been named a Leader in NelsonHall’s 2025 NEAT report for Experience-Led HR Transformation Services. This recognition highlights SD Worx’s continued excellence in delivering innovative, employee-centric HR solutions. NelsonHall underlines SD Worx’s European footprint and tailored offering for the SME segment. It anticipates continued revenue growth for SD Worx in 2025, driven by demand in manufacturing, engineering, retail, and healthcare - sectors with complex HR needs.

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SD Worx recognised as a major contender in the 2025 Everest Group SAP Business Application Services PEAK Matrix®
SD Worx, the leading European HR solutions provider, is proud to announce its recognition as a Major Contender in the Everest Group SAP Business Application Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025. This global assessment evaluates solution providers across broad SAP capabilities, including SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors.

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Four in ten European HR professionals are investing in AI
Eleven percent of European HR professionals rank AI implementation among their top five challenges for this year — up from 8% in 2024. The share of companies investing in AI to support the workplace has also increased, from 33% last year to 38% this year. Key areas of investment include learning and development (19%), such as AI-driven learning paths; performance management through predictive analytics (18%); and recruitment, with tools like automated CV screening (18%). These findings come from recent international research by the European HR solutions provider SD Worx among 5,625 HR managers and 16,000 employees from sixteen European countries. The responses highlight the importance of the AI Act, the European regulation that has been partially in effect since February 2.