Your September Roundup: Insights, a new recognition, well-being and customer inspiration

September has been a month of sharing knowledge and learnings at SD Worx. From key findings in our HR & Payroll Pulse 2025 report to strategies for bridging knowledge gaps, here’s everything you might have missed this month.

📈 Challenges & expectations: The latest insights from HR & Payroll Pulse 2025

Last month, we released HR & Payroll Pulse 2025: At Work with Europe. The report is based on responses from over 5,600 HR leaders and 16,000 employees across Europe, covering key topics such as HR, Payroll, and workplace trends.

Since the launch, we’ve been digging deeper into the findings, and a few stand-out stats have caught our attention:

• 53% of employers say they support mental well-being, while only 31% of employees agree.
• 33% of employers believe reducing cost is the biggest challenge in Payroll
• 62% of employees feel that their payslips are clear

👉 Read the full report here

 💥 A glowing profile for SD Worx from NelsonHall

We’re proud to have been featured in a recent Vendor Assessment from NelsonHall’s Elizabeth Rennie, highlighting our strengths in Payroll Services.

Key recognitions included:

• Leading-edge technology tailored for the SME sector
• One of the few providers supporting large enterprises (100,000+ employees) within a single country
• A comprehensive and growing portfolio of complementary HR services

💡Case Study: Deplasse & Associés 

When Deplasse & Associés became a part of the ALTEO Group – a consortium of sustainable construction and engineering companies in Belgium – their team grew rapidly. This expansion brought the cultural challenges that often come with mergers. Together with SD Worx, they built a culture to be proud of – one that attracts and retains top talent.

👉 Check out their journey here

🧠Culture Spotlight: Retaining in-house expertise

When Payroll and HR experts retire, they take decades of hard-earned knowledge with them. At the same time, new professionals often enter the industry from diverse educational and professional backgrounds, creating a growing knowledge gap. In this practical guide, we share proven strategies to help your team retain critical expertise and build long-term resilience.

👉 Read the complete guide here

❤️🩹Well-being at SD Worx

At SD Worx, we aim to empower and support our employees – both personally and professionally. That’s why our well-being initiatives include:

• Career Coaching – Personalised support to help you define and reach your career goals.
• Switch Programmes – Opportunities to upskill and transition into new roles with targeted training.
• Brain Balance Initiative – A model designed to improve cognitive function and boost overall well-being.
• SD Worx Discovery Tour – A chance to explore new career paths, learn about other departments and daughter companies, and map out your next step.

👉 Interested in joining us? Read more here

💶 International Equal Pay Day

By June 2026, all companies with more than 100 employees will be required to report on pay gap data, in line with the EU’s directive on wage transparency.

To mark International Equal Pay Day, we spoke with HR managers and employees across 16 European countries to find out how they feel their organisations are addressing pay discrepancies.

👉 Read the press release here

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