On Wednesday 15 June 2016, SD Worx, the Belgian HR services provider present in Luxembourg, finalised the acquisition of Ceridian UK and Ceridian Ireland.

Ceridian is a global company which specialises in human capital management technology and offers award-winning cloud application Dayforce HCM.

The commerce of Ceridian UK and Ceridian Ireland will remain under the direction of Doug Sawers and the current managerial team. The Ceridian teams from the Mauritius business centre and which support trade in the UK and Ireland were transferred to a new Mauritius organisation, founded by SD Worx.

SD Worx and Ceridian also announced a strategic partnership for the distribution of human capital management software in the cloud in Europe. This collaboration will leverage Ceridian's expertise in the development of cloud computing technology and the capacity of SD Worx in providing services locally to accelerate growth across Europe.

The partnership includes a long-term agreement to develop and deliver global human capital management solutions. Ceridian will continue to expand the Dyforce HCM platform to incorporate the payroll administration of English citizens and the overall capabilities of outsourced payroll management, a record registratipn system of employees as well as workforce and talent management. SD Worx will distribute Dayforce HCM to international organisations with subsidiaries based in Europe.

"This partnership and acquisition fits perfectly in our strategy to continue our international growth and consolidation of our position in the market," commented Steven Van Hoorebeke, CEO of the SD Worx Group. "Ceridian UK and Ceridian Ireland are solid companies known for their excellent customer service and customer loyalty. Dayforce is a high quality product that has an excellent reputation in the market. The need for reliable and robust HR software, which can easily be connected with existing systems such as payroll, is strongly felt. Ceridian UK's payroll provides a platform for payroll, human resources and hours and attendance management, so that customers can benefit from a high degree of efficiency. We therefore are resolutely confident in this company, its customers, its staff, its products and its services."

"This partnership is a natural option given our cloud growth strategy," commented David Ossip, Ceridian Chairman and Managing Director. "Through SD Worx, we are acquiring an in depth knowledge of the field and a regional expertise serving the global expansion of the platform and the provision of services, we are also benefitting from increased distribution across Europe and the United Kingdom. We are very pleased with the investment and growth opportunities that the partnership is opening to us."