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SD Worx Ireland honoured with Best Workplace and Most Effective Rewards & Recognition Strategy awards at HR Leadership & Management Awards 2025.

SD Worx, the leading European provider of digital-first solutions for the world of work, has been identified as a leader in NelsonHall's NEAT vendor evaluation 2025 for Payroll Services. The NelsonHall Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) analyses vendor performance in payroll services, assessing both the ability to deliver immediate client benefits and the capacity to meet future client requirements. This recognition highlights SD Worx’s strong position in payroll services and reflects the company’s continued investment in digital payroll innovation and international capabilities.

SD Worx has been recognised as a Major Contender in the 2025 Everest Group PEAK Matrix® for Multi-Process Human Resources Outsourcing (MPHRO) Services. This recognition highlights SD Worx’s strong capabilities in delivering comprehensive HR solutions globally, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in digital HR transformation.

 

SD Worx reports strong H1 2025, driven by international expansion, strategic acquisitions, and increased investment in AI and digital HR solutions. The company’s customer satisfaction and commercial momentum remain high, with notable organic growth across key segments despite macroeconomic challenges.

A new SD Worx survey shows almost a quarter of Irish workers took mental health leave in 2024. The report explores stress levels, wellbeing initiatives, work-life balance, and the role of employers in supporting staff.

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. 

The AI Act came into effect on 2 February earlier this year, introducing a uniform legal framework for artificial intelligence within the EU. Although many provisions will not take effect until 2026, a new phase will start on 2 August 2025 with a focus on three areas:

1. Penalties for non-compliance
2. Obligations for general purpose AI (GPAI) models
3. Governance and oversight at national and European level

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.

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.

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.

AI investment by Irish HR teams surged 38% year-on-year, rising from 37% in 2024 to 51% in 2025 according to new research from leading European HR solutions provider SD Worx. Predictive performance management (31%), personalised learning paths (29%), and automated CV screening (27%) are leading the charge in Irish HR AI investment. 

The number of European employers who see payroll optimisation as one of their biggest challenges is rising from 11% in 2024 to 14% in 2025. Companies are also investing more in payroll compared to last year, particularly in complying and adapting to changing labor legislation (47%), payroll data security (46%) and sustainability in payroll processing (38%). Interestingly, half of European companies saved significant costs by outsourcing payroll services. This is according to recent international research by the leading European HR solutions provider SD Worx among 5,625 HR managers and 16,000 employees from sixteen European countries.

SD Worx survey highlights employee absenteeism, job dissatisfaction, and staff shortages in Ireland, despite strong employee motivation.