SD Worx Profile
SD Worx is the trusted leading European provider of end-to-end HR solutions for all organisations and workers.

About 95,000 small and large organisations across Europe place their trust in SD Worx. Our almost 10,000 colleagues operate in 27 countries. SD Worx calculates the salaries of approximately 6 million employees and ranks among the top-5 HR solution providers worldwide. It achieved a revenue of EUR 1.180 billion in 2024.


At SD Worx, we spark success at the heart of your business so you and your people can thrive.
We believe that success starts with People. Real success that benefits work, life, and society.
CEO of SD Worx
SD Worx believes that success starts with people. A thriving workforce doesn't just build a thriving company;it also contributes to society. Together with its customers, SD Worx sparks successful HR that benefits work, life and society.
As the trusted leading European HR and payroll solutions provider for all organisations and workers, SD Worx delivers software, services and expertise across payroll & reward, human capital management and workforce management. SD Worx has deep roots across Europe and has been leading the way for eight decades together with its customers, employers big and small, to spark employee engagement that ignites success at the heart of their businesses.
Comprehensive people solutions to service your HR & payroll
Human Capital Management
- Employee lifecycle
- Travel & expenses
- Document mgmt
- Skills & Performance
- Organisational mgmt
Payroll & Reward
- Payroll processing & declarations
- Compliance & risk mgmt
- Reward & compensation
- Flexible benefits plan
- Payroll, DEI & ESG reporting
Workforce Management
- Time & attendance mgmt
- Absence tracking & Access control
- Planning & scheduling
- Strategic workforce mgmt
Software
In house European SaaS & cloud solutions to help you run all people processes, featuring:
- Payroll engines in 20 countries
- WFM solutions in 17 countries
- HCM offering in 17 countries
Managed services
Access local in-country subject matter experts & unified services for HR, Payroll & WFM:
- Compliance in 26 countries in Europe
- Single contract, SOW, SLA & invoice
- Available on SD Worx & local partner solutions
Expertise
HR expertise on demand. Short or long term, from strategy to operations.
- Powered by data & insights.
- On top, SD Worx Academy offering in 12 countries.
History


- 1945 - 1960
- In 1945, employers in Belgium create SD Worx, a wage administration company.
- 1960 - 2000
- SD Worx is the first payroll company to embrace technology in 1960. It continues to grow through innovation, extending its offering beyond payroll.
- 2000 - 2010
- SD Worx starts its European journey and expands into Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France and Germany.
- 2010 - 2015
- SD Worx introduces the first pan-European payroll solution. In 2015, SD Worx Global Payroll Network coverage increases to include the US and Canada.
- 2015 - 2019
- SD Worx is present in Benelux, France, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Mauritius. SD Worx Global Payroll Network includes Asia. SD Worx acquires Protime, market leader in SaaS Workforce Management. SD Worx expands into the flexible labour market.
- 2020
- SD Worx acquires Pointlogic HR, a solution for reward and benefit management, and Adessa Group, increasing its HR cloud technology consulting capabilities. SD Worx acquires Globepayroll, a SaaS multi-country payroll and core HR solution. The SD Worx Global Payroll Network now covers 150 countries.
- 2021
- SD Worx expands in Spain, Poland, Italy and the Nordics through acquisitions, boosting its digital, SAP, reward & benefit management as well as its HR cloud capabilities. SD Worx is majority shareholder of Teal Partners, a digital transformation company, and acquires launch!, further increasing its SAP SuccessFactors capabilities.
- 2022
- SD Worx takes a majority stake in Huapii, expanding its talent management offering, and acquires HRPRO, Intelligo and Integhro, adding HR tech and presence in Europe.
- 2023
- SD Worx acquires Polish SAP HR market leader Gavdi Poland, WFM provider SoftMachine and Romanian payroll market leader Romanian Software, and becomes a billion-euro revenues company. SD Worx grows further in Spain, and adds presence in Ireland, Romania, Croatia and the Adriatic region. CVC is onboarded into the SD Worx family as a minority shareholder.
- 2024
- SD Worx increases its HR tech capabilities with a major focus on talent and AI. With the acquisition of F2A, leading Italian HR and payroll solutions provider, SD Worx significantly expands its presence in southern Europe and welcomes Albania to its service geography.
Our value statements
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Dear customer
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Commitment drives us forward
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We believe in each other
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The road is open
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One for all,
all for one