Zalaris

Related Party Transaction • Mar 30, 2020

CircleK extends relationship with Zalaris for European Payroll and HR services

CircleK extends relationship with Zalaris for European Payroll and HR services

Zalaris ASA announced the renewal of its agreement with CircleK to deliver

European Managed Payroll and HR services for another five-year term.

The new agreement includes the provision of managed payroll and HR services for

CircleK's more than 14,000 employees in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia,

Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ireland. Services will continue to be powered by

Zalaris' proven Multi-Country Cloud solution for payroll, time, travel expenses

and digital personnel archive with portal and mobile self service for HR

professionals, managers and employees.  As part of the agreement, Zalaris'

solution will be integrated with CircleK's new Workday based global HR system.

Solutions supporting cost effectiveness, high degree of service

"Considering the inherent complexity involved in operating large employee

populations in multiple countries efficiently in the digital era, it's no wonder

multi-nationals continue their payroll and HR transformation journey with us"

says Zalaris CEO and founder Hans-Petter Mellerud. "CircleK has been a demanding

customer of Zalaris since its founding as a separate company in 2012.  We have

implemented common payroll and HR solutions for CircleK starting in Scandinavia,

then expanding to the Baltics, Poland and Ireland as CircleK has grown their

business. Delivering services with one common IT solution with proven and tested

integrations to global HR systems, supported by competent resources in our local

service centres, has secured cost efficiency and quality of service to end

users; whilst at the same time allowing CircleK to implement a common operating

model across all of their operations which in itself improves staff efficiency"

Securing business continuity of business critical payroll during the COVID-19

crisis

"Zalaris' core business has, for almost twenty years, been able to provide

stable and trustworthy payroll and HR services.  With a commitment to always

being on top of local compliance and integration requirements in the countries

we operate.  We are in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis with rapidly changing

payroll requirements including taxation, rules for short term work and layoffs.

Many companies are struggling securing business continuity while working from

home. At the same time, a few key people are trying to cope with these changes

by ensuring business critical payroll functions operate according to employees'

expectations. With Zalaris' distributed network of local service centres and

common IT infrastructure, we are rapidly adapting our systems to the changing

requirements.  We are now a key element in securing business continuity for our

customers and are delivering services to customers as normal. In times as these,

it is extremely satisfying to see long term customers renew their trust in us

for another extensive term" - says Mellerud.

Contact

Hans-Petter Mellerud, CEO and founder

Mobile: +47 928 97 276

E-mail: hans-petter.mellerud@zalaris.com

About Zalaris

Zalaris (OSLO: ZAL) ranks among Europe's top providers of payroll and human

capital management (HCM) solutions - addressing the entire employee lifecycle,

from recruiting and onboarding to payroll and total compensation, time and

attendance, travel expense and performance management. Our proven local and

multi-country delivery models include on-premise implementations, software as a

service (SaaS), integrated cloud and business process outsourcing (BPO).

Zalaris' experienced consultants and advisors cover all industries and IT

environments. For more information, go to www.zalaris.com