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Resources | Apr 09, 2024

HR Head to Head: Recruiting a “unicorn” employee versus cultivating your own

By definition, a unicorn is a mythological and rare animal, most often appearing in tales of magic, enchantment, and glamour. In the Human Resources field, the definition of “unicorn” doesn’t stray too far from the fables: a highly-desirable...

Resources | Apr 08, 2024

Questions about Québec payroll legislation? We’ve got you covered!

If you’re a Québec-based business, or an organization with employees in Québec, you likely have questions about a few...

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Media | Apr 02, 2024

We’re thrilled to be honoured among the best and brightest

One of the many ways Payworks commits to our purpose of “doing right by people” is by embracing growth – not only of our...

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Media | Mar 28, 2024

Life at Payworks: “People can be comfortably themselves”

We get it – there are so many wonderful Canadian businesses where you can choose to build your career (many of which are...

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Resources | Mar 25, 2024

What you need to know for tax filing season: updates to Form T2200

In January 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) updated Form T2200, Declaration of Conditions of Employment, for the 2023...

Innovation | Mar 20, 2024

Partner Story: How we’ve helped Elevate HR Solutions grow 50% year over year

Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Gina Roberts always knew that she wanted to go into business for herself. Fast...

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Media | Mar 15, 2024

Life at Payworks: Paying it forward in our communities

We get it – there are so many wonderful Canadian businesses where you can choose to build your career (many of which are clients and partners of ours, incidentally!), and it can be hard to know what life is really like at any of them. That’s why our...

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Resources | Mar 11, 2024

NL paid holidays explained: St. Patrick’s Day & St. George’s Day

The topics of statutory or public holidays often top the list of questions frequently asked of our in-house experts. That’s...

Six individuals, one of which is sitting on an accessible bike. Accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”.

Pay It Forward | Mar 09, 2024

Peddle it Forward: empowering freedom

As the snow begins to melt and the days become longer, we begin to think about all the activities for which we’ve been...

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Culture | Mar 08, 2024

International Women’s Day: Meet the folks making a difference

Happy International Women’s Day! Payworks Co-Founder Barb Gamey (who was recently recognized as one of Ace Burpee’s Top 100...

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Resources | Mar 07, 2024

Daylight Savings Time and the payroll impact on overnight staff

Daylight Savings Time (DST): whether you love “falling back” into an extra hour of sleep, dread “springing forward” an hour early, or quite frankly don’t understand why we do it at all, DST is a reality with which most Canadians have to contend...