--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog (24) description: "Payworks The Works Blog: Let us show you how we’re different. With the latest news and updates on Canadian payroll, HR, and workforce management, including informative articles, legislative updates, news, videos, and Payworks community initiatives. (24)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/page/24#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/page/24#footer-en) [![2026 brought 24+ compliance changes. Is your payroll keeping up? ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-11.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 09, 2026 ### [2026 brought 24+ compliance changes. Is your payroll keeping up?](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Canadian employers are navigating more than two dozen compliance changes across provinces and territories in... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) [![Thanksgiving Statutory Holiday Rules for Canadian Businesses ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Thanksgiving_September16.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 07, 2026 ### [Thanksgiving Statutory Holiday Rules for Canadian Businesses](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday of October each year and is a federally-regulated statutory holiday.... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/earn-rewards-for-recommending-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/earn-rewards-for-recommending-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![An illustration of three question marks; each has a person sitting on top on a laptop computer. Text reads “Top 5 questions to ask in a remote interview”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_June7.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-key-questions-to-ask-when-interviewing-for-a-remote-position?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 09, 2021 ### [Five key questions to ask when interviewing for a remote position](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-key-questions-to-ask-when-interviewing-for-a-remote-position?hsLang=en-ca) Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-key-questions-to-ask-when-interviewing-for-a-remote-position?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-key-questions-to-ask-when-interviewing-for-a-remote-position?hsLang=en-ca) [![An illustration of three workers standing talking to one another while wearing masks. Text reads “how to leverage workforce management solutions for health & safety”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_May24.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-support-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-while-its-more-important-than-ever?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 02, 2021 ### [How to support health and safety in the workplace while it’s more important than ever](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-support-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-while-its-more-important-than-ever?hsLang=en-ca) Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-support-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-while-its-more-important-than-ever?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-support-health-and-safety-in-the-workplace-while-its-more-important-than-ever?hsLang=en-ca) [![Illustration of two individuals at desks on computers with speech bubbles above them. Text reads “Improve the efficiency of remote interviews with Applicant Tracking”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_May31.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-up-your-remote-interview-game-streamline-and-save-time-with-applicant-tracking?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | May 31, 2021 ### [Ready to up your remote interview game? Streamline and save time with Applicant Tracking](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-up-your-remote-interview-game-streamline-and-save-time-with-applicant-tracking?hsLang=en-ca) Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-up-your-remote-interview-game-streamline-and-save-time-with-applicant-tracking?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-up-your-remote-interview-game-streamline-and-save-time-with-applicant-tracking?hsLang=en-ca) [![An illustration of a paper tent desk calendar with an alarm clock beside it. Text reads “Employee time options that operate where your staff are”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_May26.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/top-employee-time-options-for-remote-workers?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | May 26, 2021 ### [Top employee time options for remote workers](https://blog.payworks.ca/top-employee-time-options-for-remote-workers?hsLang=en-ca) Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/top-employee-time-options-for-remote-workers?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/top-employee-time-options-for-remote-workers?hsLang=en-ca) [![An illustration of a laptop computer that has lines connecting it to seven avatars, drawings of calendars, gears, graphs, and light bulbs. 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-a-customizable-employee-policy-handbook-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-a-customizable-employee-policy-handbook-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text that reads "What is pay in lieu?" on a stylized gradient background. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April19.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-is-pay-in-lieu?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 19, 2021 ### [What is pay in lieu?](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-is-pay-in-lieu?hsLang=en-ca) In all jurisdictions across Canada, employers must adhere to legislation under their respective provincial or territorial... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-is-pay-in-lieu?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-is-pay-in-lieu?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks Technical Writer Rachel Wolman standing in her kitchen wearing a hair net. 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