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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.18

                              CERIDIAN CORPORATION

                          STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

          AMENDED AND RESTATED 2001 DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

This Agreement is between Ceridian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and ______________ (the "Participant") as of May __, __________ (the
"Date of Grant") pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2001 Director Performance
Incentive Plan of the Company (the "Plan") to evidence the granting of an Option
to the Participant pursuant to the Plan. Any capitalized term used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.

1.    Effective as of the Date of Grant, the Company has granted to the
      Participant the option to purchase from the Company, and the Company has
      agreed to sell to the Participant, 4,000 shares of Common Stock at a price
      of $______ per share (the "Option").

2.    Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 and 4, this Option shall become
      exercisable in full on November __, ____ (six months from the Date of
      Grant), and shall become void and expire at midnight (Minneapolis time) on
      the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant and may not be exercised after
      that time.

3.    If the Participant's service as a director of the Company ceases by reason
      of death or Disability, the Option shall become immediately exercisable in
      full and remain exercisable for the period specified in paragraph 2 of
      this Agreement. If the Participant voluntarily resigns from the Board
      (which does not include the submission of an offer not to stand
      re-election as a director in accordance with Company policies), the
      Participant shall have three months following the date of such cessation
      of service as a director to exercise this Option (but in no event after
      the time it becomes void and expires as set forth in paragraph 2), but
      only to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise it as of
      the date of such cessation. If the Participant's service as a director of
      the Company ceases for any reason other than those specified earlier in
      this paragraph, this Option shall remain exercisable until the time it
      becomes void and expires as set forth in paragraph 2, but only to the
      extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise it as of the date of
      such cessation.

4.    If a Change of Control of the Company occurs, the Option shall become
      fully exercisable and will remain exercisable for the applicable period
      specified in paragraphs 2 this Agreement, notwithstanding the provisions
      of paragraph 3 of this Agreement.

5.    This Option grant and the Option forming a part hereof, shall be
      nontransferable (i.e., it may not be sold, pledged, donated or otherwise
      assigned or transferred) by
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      the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, expect by will or in
      accordance with applicable laws of descent and distribution. This Option
      shall be exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by the
      Participant or by the Participant's guardian or other legal
      representative.

6.    Any notice of Option exercise must specify the number of shares with
      respect to which the Option is being exercised and be accompanied by
      either (i) payment in full of the purchase price for the shares exercised
      or (ii) a properly completed and executed Broker Exercise Notice. The
      exercise of the Option shall be deemed effective upon receipt by the
      Company (Attn: Corporate Treasury) of such items at its headquarters at
      3311 East Old Shakopee Road, Minneapolis, MN 55425, Facsimile No.
      952-853-3932.

7.    In the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation,
      recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
      split, combination of shares, rights offering, divestiture or
      extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or any other change in the
      corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee (or, if the
      Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the
      board of directors of the surviving corporation) will make appropriate
      adjustments (which determination will be conclusive) as to the number and
      kind of securities or other property (including cash) available for
      issuance or payment under the Plan and, in order to prevent dilution or
      enlargement of the Participant's rights, (a) the number and kind of
      securities or other property (including cash) subject to the Option, and
      (b) the exercise price of the Option.

8.    This Option grant is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the
      Plan and, where any questions or matters of interpretation arise, the
      terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.

9.    Any notice to be given with respect to this Agreement, including without
      limitation a notice of Option exercise, shall be addressed to the Company,
      Attention: Corporate Treasury, at the address listed in paragraph 6, and
      any notice to be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the
      Participant at address given beneath the Participant's signature hereto,
      or at such other address as either party may hereafter designate in
      writing to the other.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ceridian Corporation and the Participant have executed this
Agreement as of the Date of Grant.

CERIDIAN CORPORATION                     PARTICIPANT


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Deputy Secretary                         [Typed name of Participant]


                                         PARTICIPANT'S MAILING ADDRESS

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                                         Social Security Number:
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