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Resources | Dec 19, 2024

Save the dates: here’s the 2025 statutory holiday schedule

As a handy resource for Canadian businesses, we’ve put together a list of the statutory holidays in 2025, accompanied by the dates of the coinciding banking holidays! What’s a statutory holiday? Statutory holidays, also known as paid public holidays...

Innovation | Dec 17, 2024

Seamless onboarding: HR pros, your own success story awaits!

So you’ve finally completed the interview process and are confident you’ve found the perfect candidate to join your team –...

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Resources | Dec 13, 2024

Payworks’ office hours for December 2024 & January 2025

We know you’re already in-tune with the next few weeks’ statutory holiday schedule and its impacts on your own office hours,...

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Innovation | Dec 12, 2024

A little “something extra”: how to process bonus payments

Earlier this month, we shared an introductory overview of off-cycle payments (sometimes known as an “extra run” or “bonus...

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Resources | Dec 09, 2024

Heads up: new T4 and RL-1 boxes for 2024

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (RQ) have introduced new T4 and RL-1 boxes for 2024 year-end reporting...

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Culture | Dec 05, 2024

Just a few of the ways we’ve been paying it forward

Happy International Volunteer Day! Today is “a global celebration of volunteers” – and a perfect reason to spotlight just a...

A laptop showing an extra run being processed through Payworks accompanied by text that reads, “your guide to processing an off-cycle payment.

Innovation | Dec 04, 2024

A little “something extra”: when to process an off-cycle payment

There’s a spike in businesses processing off-cycle payroll runs at this time of the year – for plenty of reasons. It could be the discovery of necessary year-to-date (YTD) adjustments through year-end processing tasks (requiring an extra payroll run...

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Resources | Dec 02, 2024

Ensure your staff is paid on time with the payroll processing & delivery dates for December 2024 & January 2025

We get it: December is a busy time of the year for payroll professionals and business owners! You’re staying on top of...

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Resources | Nov 25, 2024

Christmas Day & Boxing Day: the stat holiday info your biz needs to know

As we near the end of the calendar year, you’re likely looking forward to setting aside your to-do list and unwinding in the...

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Media | Nov 22, 2024

Winning in Winnipeg: How a referral becomes a reward

Debits and credits, payroll, journal entries… bookkeepers, you generally know how your average work day will look, right?...

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Resources | Nov 14, 2024

Trina tells all: “What I’ve learned about leadership training”

If you’ve had the opportunity to nurture superstar leaders, you already know what a positive impact they can make on staff engagement, retention, and ultimately your organization’s bottom line! But it can be challenging for HR professionals like...