Ceridian UK wins 2014 Partnership Award from Whitbread

Ceridian UK, one of the UK’s leading HCM technology and service providers, has won a 2014 Partnership Award from Whitbread, the UK’s leading hospitality company – owners of Premier Inn, Costa, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Taybarns.

Amanda Brady, HR Director for Premier Inn and Shared Services at Whitbread commented "Whitbread works with a number of external partners to support our core business processes.  We look for proven experience in these fields and for partners who share the same values as Whitbread.  Each year we recognise a small number of these partners who demonstrate a strong collaborative approach which really supports our long term business goals.  These are highly prestigious awards and we are delighted to be able to recognise our Ceridian partners in this way.  The relationship we have developed with Ceridian is one of mutual trust and long term thinking which drives innovation in both our businesses."

Doug Sawers, managing director of Ceridian UK, said: “We are very proud to win this 2014 Partnership Award. It is tremendous recognition for us, as each year only one or two out of the hundreds of major suppliers to Whitbread receive such an award.

“This acknowledgement is incredibly significant as Whitbread sees Ceridian as a true partner with whom to grow and to develop new solutions. We are viewed as an innovative and open partner, prepared to share exciting and relevant future plans in a most collegiate way.

“The core Whitbread delivery teams, mainly based at our offshore service centre in Mauritius and our flagship HR shared service centre in Glasgow deserve huge credit.

“Our relationship with Whitbread is a great example of how we strive to work with all customers. Delivery of consistent top quality trusted service and partnership, combined with innovative plans and technology for the future. We are passionate about learning from, and sharing with, our leading customers to help us shape our future solutions and bring innovation to the market.”

Notes to Editors:

Whitbread PLC is the owner of the UK’s favourite hotel chain, Premier Inn and the UK’s favourite coffee shop, Costa as well as restaurant brands, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Taybarns.

Whitbread PLC employs 43,000 people in over 2,000* outlets across the UK, with its well-loved brands making every day experiences special for over 22 million UK customers every month.

Whitbread has outlined growth milestones for 2016 and 2018.  The 2018 milestones are to increase the number of Premier Inn UK rooms to around 75,000 and to double the size of Costa with global system sales of £2bn. 

At Whitbread we are committed to be a force for good in the communities in which we operate. Our award winning CR programme, ‘Good Together’ is focused on three pillars of Team & Communities, Customer Wellbeing and Energy & Environment.

In the year ended 27 February 2014, Whitbread PLC reported a 13.0% increase in Group Revenue to £2,294 million and Underlying Profit before tax of £411.8 million up 16.5%. Whitbread PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100. It is also a member of the FTSE4Good Index. 

*excludes Costa Franchise stores and Costa Express

Ceridian

Ceridian is one of the world’s leading HCM technology and service providers. In the UK, it works with over 5,000 businesses, large and small, delivering quality, accurate payroll and value-added HR services.

Ceridian provides national and international payroll and HR transactional services including HR outsourcing, employee benefits, workforce management, expense management, absence management and employee assistance programmes.

Innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions are offered to all clients. These leading-edge SaaS solutions can be purchased as a complete totally-integrated package, or in scalable modules, designed to flex with organisational needs.

Through decades of global experience, people capability and first class delivery of world class HR transactional solutions, Ceridian increases quality, reduces risk, boosts revenue, lowers cost and frees time for its customers to focus on their priorities.

From multi-nationals to small start-ups, Ceridian’s KnowHow enables their HR development journey.

Ceridian is winner of a Whitbread 2014 Partnership Award, the Product of the Year Award for HRevolution at the 2014 Pay & Benefits Awards and Payroll Provider Award at the 2013 Payroll World Awards. In the latter awards in 2012, it also won the Payroll Provider Award plus the Payroll Software Product Award and the Technology Development Award.

For more information, visit www.ceridian.co.uk

For further press information on Ceridian, contact either Chief Commercial Officer, Nick Laird on 0118 922 3606 or Jeremy Snook at JSPR on 01235 227572. Mobile: 07957 867139.  E-mail: jeremy.snook@jspr.co.uk

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