--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog (31) 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. (31)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/page/31#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/page/31#footer-en) [![The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NFP_Compensation.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 02, 2026 ### [The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid.](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Nonprofit compensation is shaped by structural pressures outside your control, but payroll accuracy,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) [![Canada's Work-Sharing Program: What It Requires from Your Payroll Setup ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/blogHeader_Tariff_WorkSharingWRRP_2026_555122498.jpeg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 29, 2026 ### [Canada's Work-Sharing Program: What It Requires from Your Payroll Setup](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways EI Work-Sharing allows Canadian employers to reduce employee hours instead of laying people off, with... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) ![Payworks gradient circle logo.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/inTheLoop-ring-150px.png) Since 2001, Payworks has been proudly Canadian. Committed to developing world-class products and a workplace culture focused on Doing Right by People. Welcome to our blog - let us show you how we're different! [![Visit us on Facebook.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.facebook.com/Payworks/) [![Visit us on LinkedIn.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payworks-payroll-services-canada/) [![Visit us on Instagram.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.instagram.com/payworksinc/) [![Visit us on Twitter.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://twitter.com/payworks) [![Handing out food.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/PIF_Lizzie_February1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/spending-a-day-at-st.-francis-table?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 01, 2020 ### [Spending a day at St. Francis Table](https://blog.payworks.ca/spending-a-day-at-st.-francis-table?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks Sales Support Associate Lizzie Janik used her Payworks Pay it Forward (PIF) Day, at St. Francis Table in Toronto, ON at the end of November. She explained that the experience had a "huge" impact on her. "St. Francis serves meals six days a... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/spending-a-day-at-st.-francis-table?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/spending-a-day-at-st.-francis-table?hsLang=en-ca) [![Document Upload ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/DocumentUploads_January30-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-document-uploads?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 30, 2020 ### [New: document uploads](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-document-uploads?hsLang=en-ca) Did you know that you can now upload employee documents into the Payworks’ Human Resources module? It’s super easy. Admins... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-document-uploads?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-document-uploads?hsLang=en-ca) [![Email Notifications ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/EmailNotifications_January28-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-email-notifications?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 28, 2020 ### [New: email notifications](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-email-notifications?hsLang=en-ca) Your day-to-day tasks list is long enough already. That’s why we’ve enabled notifications within Payworks’ Human Resources... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-email-notifications?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-email-notifications?hsLang=en-ca) [![Ice Hockey. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HRInsights_EmployeeFirstDay-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-with-the-true-north-foundation?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 18, 2020 ### [Paying it Forward with the True North Youth Foundation](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-with-the-true-north-foundation?hsLang=en-ca) There's no off-season when it comes to Payworks staff volunteering with the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy (WJHA). Last year,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-with-the-true-north-foundation?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-with-the-true-north-foundation?hsLang=en-ca) [![An employee games room with staff playing foosball and skateboarding. Text reads, “What ACTUALLY builds employee engagement”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HRInsights_NicolePingPong_January6-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/ping-pong-tables-dont-engage-employees?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 16, 2020 ### [Ping pong tables don't engage employees](https://blog.payworks.ca/ping-pong-tables-dont-engage-employees?hsLang=en-ca) We've all heard the lore of "cool and kooky offices" - you know, the ones where employees work diligently in a treehouse,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ping-pong-tables-dont-engage-employees?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ping-pong-tables-dont-engage-employees?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman leaning against a glass window of an office holding a teal coffee cup and looking down at her cell phone. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_March-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 13, 2020 ### [Expert HR guidance when you need it most](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) Do you want to evolve the health and well-being of your workforce and organization, but aren’t sure where to start? Payworks... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) [![Digital-Download-3](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Digital-Download-3.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/efficient-and-cost-effective-get-your-digital-download-for-year-end?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 10, 2020 ### [Say goodbye to your filing cabinet with the Payworks' digital download](https://blog.payworks.ca/efficient-and-cost-effective-get-your-digital-download-for-year-end?hsLang=en-ca) Archiving and storing payroll and year-end reports can be a real pain - we get it. But believe it or not, you can skip the single-file downloads every pay run and waiting for the year’s costly DVD data archive to arrive in the mail. With Payworks’... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/efficient-and-cost-effective-get-your-digital-download-for-year-end?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/efficient-and-cost-effective-get-your-digital-download-for-year-end?hsLang=en-ca) [![MeetTheTeam\_JoshKrcadinac\_2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/MeetTheTeam_JoshKrcadinac_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/working-behind-the-scenes-on-workforce-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 09, 2020 ### [Working behind the scenes on Workforce Analytics](https://blog.payworks.ca/working-behind-the-scenes-on-workforce-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) Behind the scenes of Payworks' Absence Management and Analytics products is a talented team of software developers who write... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/working-behind-the-scenes-on-workforce-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/working-behind-the-scenes-on-workforce-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) [![Holiday Year End Video December 17.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Holiday%20Year%20End%20Video%20December%2017.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-seasons-greetings-from-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 17, 2019 ### [Watch: have a safe & happy holiday season, from our OFFICE to yours](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-seasons-greetings-from-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) On December 13, we had a BIG client come in to the office. Year-end can be a busy time, but it’s quite literally his busiest... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-seasons-greetings-from-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-seasons-greetings-from-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![Dancing. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Brenda%20Newcombe%20December%207%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-by-dancing-with-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 07, 2019 ### [A star is born! Paying it Forward through dance with Easter Seals](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-by-dancing-with-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) When a cause is extra close to their hearts, supporters can often be willing to venture well outside their comfort zones to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-by-dancing-with-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/paying-it-forward-by-dancing-with-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) [![Jonathon Murray.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Jonathon%20Murray%205.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/payworks-sets-sights-on-further-growth-in-western-canada-jonathon-murray-appointed-to-sales-manager?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 28, 2019 ### [Payworks sets sights on further growth in Western Canada: Jonathon Murray appointed to Sales Manager](https://blog.payworks.ca/payworks-sets-sights-on-further-growth-in-western-canada-jonathon-murray-appointed-to-sales-manager?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks congratulates Jonathon Murray on his recent appointment to Sales Manager for Alberta. After several years developing customer relationships in Saskatchewan, Jonathon is looking forward to identifying new opportunities for growth and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payworks-sets-sights-on-further-growth-in-western-canada-jonathon-murray-appointed-to-sales-manager?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payworks-sets-sights-on-further-growth-in-western-canada-jonathon-murray-appointed-to-sales-manager?hsLang=en-ca) [![Gift box.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Makegooders%20November%2023.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 23, 2019 ### [Makegooders spreads joy to families in need](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks’ promise to our employees, clients and communities is to Pay it Forward by working together to serve those... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) [![Curling Canada November 20 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Curling%20Canada%20November%2020%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 20, 2019 ### [Helping junior curlers reach for the stars](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) The clock is counting down to Curling Canada’s 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, taking place in Leduc, Alberta November 27 -... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) [![Children cheering.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Amanda%20Soloway%20PIF%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 09, 2019 ### [You can't spoil a baby](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) With my second maternity leave rapidly approaching, I was excited to take the opportunity of using my Pay it Forward Day to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) [![GenNext 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/GenNext%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 01, 2019 ### [Watch: What do GenNext & dog adoptions have in common?](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) We're still in awe over the success of our first-ever Pay it Forward booth during the 2019 United Way Winnipeg GenNext... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [![Eric Sparrow.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Eric%20Sparrow%20PIF%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 26, 2019 ### [Leading a troop of Scouts to the Pacific Jamboree](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks' philosophy is to Pay it Forward. We believe that the richness and health of our community greatly enhances the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payroll Facts for Small Business 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payroll%20Facts%20for%20Small%20Business%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-facts-canadian-business-owners-need-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 18, 2019 ### [Payroll facts Canadian business owners need to know](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-facts-canadian-business-owners-need-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) A burning desire to process payroll likely isn’t the reason you’ve gone into business. But it is core to running a successful operation. Small business owners know that ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time is mission critical. In... 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