Resources | Mar 10, 2025

When is an employee eligible for stat holiday pay? Asked and answered!

A “statutory holiday” can go by many names in the payroll world! And whether it’s referred to in your jurisdiction as a stat holiday, general holiday, public holiday, or a paid holiday, it simply means that the designated day – at the federal,...
Culture | Mar 07, 2025

Supporting WCWRC in “catching the folks slipping through the cracks”

The catharsis of a late-night heart-to-heart with someone who understands; the pride of baking your baby’s first birthday...
Resources | Mar 03, 2025

Pay in lieu and severance 101: a quick guide for small biz

No matter the circumstances, saying goodbye to a member of your team rarely feels simple. And while sorting out the details...
Innovation | Feb 18, 2025

Restaurant operators: make scheduling & paying your staff a piece of cake

If you’re like most Canadian restaurant owners and managers, you likely oversee nearly every detail of your restaurant’s...
Culture | Feb 06, 2025

Explore, experiment & evolve: what coding competitions look like at Payworks

Ask any of the talented developers at top tech companies about their favourite part of the year, and you’re likely to hear...
Innovation | Jan 31, 2025

In case you missed it: Product enhancements that’ll help streamline your 2025

Before 2024 fades in our rearview mirrors, we wanted to bring you up to speed on some of the product enhancements we’ve made...
Culture | Jan 28, 2025

From coast to coast, here’s where to find us this year!

In these early weeks of 2025, we’ve been excitedly planning our participation in some of the industry’s best tradeshows and events. If you follow along on Instagram (and if you don’t, you should!), you’ll see that the people at Payworks are...
Resources | Jan 20, 2025

The power of partnership: calling all bookkeepers!

Know of a thriving business? There’s a good chance a bookkeeper like you is working behind the scenes and playing a vital...
Resources | Jan 06, 2025

Nova Scotia businesses: here’s your payroll legislation round-up!

If you’re a Nova Scotia-based business or an organization with employees in Nova Scotia, you’d likely appreciate centralized...
Innovation | Jan 02, 2025

Corporate social responsibility: why it matters and how we can help

All across the country, Canadians are working hard to “be the change” – whether it’s through donations or volunteering to...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 serenity that only a winter’s night and snowfall can bring. Just one last thing: before being mesmerized by the twinkling...

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