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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.

The corona crisis has given rise to exceptional working conditions and everyone is dealing differently with the lack of face-to-face contact now that everything is done digitally wherever possible. Of the five stages of grief that occur after a sudden change, acceptance is the most common. Of those surveyed, 77% indicated that they are making the best of the new work situation without face-to-face contact with colleagues. The new balance requires an approach that takes the needs of the employees into account. These were the findings of HR and Payroll Provider SD Worx after a survey among local 2,500 white-collar workers.

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. 

10% of employees feel that their competencies are obsolete in the workplace. They believe that their capabilities are no longer in line with the company's developments. Particularly employees who have been with the organisation for a long time engaging in everyday routine tasks think this way. This has become apparent in a study conducted by Antwerp Management School in collaboration with newspaper De Tijd and HR service provider SD Worx.

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.

Just under six out of ten (57%) white-collar workers working during the lockdown period are doing so from home. Four out of ten (41.6%) had never done this prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. This has become apparent from the first results of a survey conducted by Cass Business School (London), IESE Business School (Barcelona) and HR service provider SD Worx. The survey was conducted in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom, and focused on salaried white-collar workers.

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.

Antwerp, April 9, 2020 – 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.

The situation around the COVID-19 virus is evolving rapidly and is impacting all of us. At SD Worx, we are taking our responsibility seriously and we are taking the necessary measures to ensure full operational continuity of our business.

The concerns and measures around the COVID-19 virus are increasing fast and are impacting a lot of people. At SD Worx, we remain available for you thanks to our digital people solutions. SD Worx had already activated its business continuity processes and is continuing to adapt its measures to the quickly shifting status and government actions to ensure the continuity of our services.

With a consolidated turnover of EUR 767.6 million (+29.1%) and a normalised EBITDA of EUR 85.4 million (+25.4%), HR services provider SD Worx achieved excellent growth in 2019.

SD Worx is proud to announce the finalisation of a key agreement: we will become the standalone sponsor of the current Boels-Dolmans women’s cycling team from 1 January 2021. On this date, the world-leading group of athletes will become the SD Worx Cycling Team. This step fully aligns with our mission to support elite sports, diversity and talent development. The sponsorship contract runs through 2024.