--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | Business Owner (21) description: "Business Owner | 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. (21)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/business-owner/page/21#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/business-owner/page/21#footer-en) [![What can a payroll platform tell you about your business? ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/What%20can%20a%20payroll%20platform%20actually%20tell%20you%20about%20your%20business.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 28, 2026 ### [What can a payroll platform tell you about your business?](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Payworks Workforce Analytics is built right into your existing platform, no separate system, no manual... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) [![Canada's $7.5 Billion Tariff Relief Package: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know — and How to Be Ready ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20header_Tariff_Comprehensive_Sept%202026.jpeg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 23, 2026 ### [Canada's $7.5 Billion Tariff Relief Package: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know — and How to Be Ready](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways The Government of Canada has built and is launching new programming in response to upcoming tariff increases.... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?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) [![HR Tech Summit. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HR-Tech-Summit-2-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/tech-demos-industry-pros-tons-of-prizes-at-the-show?hsLang=en-ca) | Jul 03, 2019 ### [Tech demos, industry pros & tons of prizes at the latest show](https://blog.payworks.ca/tech-demos-industry-pros-tons-of-prizes-at-the-show?hsLang=en-ca) Our staff is back in the office after making Payworks' debut at the HR Tech Summit at the Enercare Centre in Toronto June 18-19. The HR Tech Summit is a place where more than 1,000 HR and tech professionals gather. The combination of the panel... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/tech-demos-industry-pros-tons-of-prizes-at-the-show?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/tech-demos-industry-pros-tons-of-prizes-at-the-show?hsLang=en-ca) [![HR Reporter Award.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HR-Reporter-Award2-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadian-hr-reporter-readers-choice-award-winner?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Jul 02, 2019 ### [Canadian HR Reporter Readers' Choice Award winner](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadian-hr-reporter-readers-choice-award-winner?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks is proud to have been recognized as one of the Best Payroll Solutions in Canada by the Canadian HR Reporter's... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadian-hr-reporter-readers-choice-award-winner?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadian-hr-reporter-readers-choice-award-winner?hsLang=en-ca) [![Time-Punch-2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Time-Punch-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/absence-management-team-view-coming-in-april?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 03, 2019 ### [Absence Management shared calendar is here](https://blog.payworks.ca/absence-management-team-view-coming-in-april?hsLang=en-ca) We’re going to give you a reason to love the Payworks Absence Management solution even more. In April, shared calendar was... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/absence-management-team-view-coming-in-april?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/absence-management-team-view-coming-in-april?hsLang=en-ca) [![CPA Tradeshow. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/CPA-Trade-Show-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-rock-at-cpas-37th-annual-conference-and-tradeshow?hsLang=en-ca) | May 31, 2019 ### [Ready to rock at CPA’s 37th Annual Conference and Tradeshow](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-rock-at-cpas-37th-annual-conference-and-tradeshow?hsLang=en-ca) Our Payworks staff are looking forward to attending The Canadian Payroll Association’s (CPA) 37th Annual Conference and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-rock-at-cpas-37th-annual-conference-and-tradeshow?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ready-to-rock-at-cpas-37th-annual-conference-and-tradeshow?hsLang=en-ca) [![Two Payworks staff at HR Tech Summit. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HR-Tech-Summit-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-debut-at-hrds-hr-tech-summit?hsLang=en-ca) | May 27, 2019 ### [Our debut at HRD’s HR Tech Summit](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-debut-at-hrds-hr-tech-summit?hsLang=en-ca) We’re excited to show off our integrated HR offering along with our suite of workforce management solutions at the HR Tech... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-debut-at-hrds-hr-tech-summit?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-debut-at-hrds-hr-tech-summit?hsLang=en-ca) [![Portal-Page-3](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Portal-Page-3.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/with-early-adopters-the-new-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | May 24, 2019 ### [The new Payworks home page](https://blog.payworks.ca/with-early-adopters-the-new-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) Our application’s Home Page is getting a makeover! Meaning, you can anticipate on seeing a new layout when you login to the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/with-early-adopters-the-new-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/with-early-adopters-the-new-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [![20,000 customers.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/20000-customer-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/20000-thank-yous-for-choosing-us?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | May 03, 2019 ### [20,000 thank yous](https://blog.payworks.ca/20000-thank-yous-for-choosing-us?hsLang=en-ca) Winnipeg-grown payroll provider celebrates 20,000 customers. Payworks is proud to have reached the milestone of 20,000 customers in 2019 and is celebrating with a customer appreciation campaign titled 20,000 Thank Yous. Payworks has identified 20... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/20000-thank-yous-for-choosing-us?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/20000-thank-yous-for-choosing-us?hsLang=en-ca) [![Home for Dinner. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Home-for-Dinner.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/cooking-tacos-for-rmhc?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | May 02, 2019 ### [Cooking tacos for RMHC](https://blog.payworks.ca/cooking-tacos-for-rmhc?hsLang=en-ca) Who doesn't love tacos? That's what the Payworks Marketing Team was thinking when they were planning a Home for Dinner for... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/cooking-tacos-for-rmhc?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/cooking-tacos-for-rmhc?hsLang=en-ca) [![Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/True-North-Skate-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/lacing-up-their-skates-to-support-the-winnipeg-jets-hockey-academy?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 25, 2019 ### [Lacing up their skates to support the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy](https://blog.payworks.ca/lacing-up-their-skates-to-support-the-winnipeg-jets-hockey-academy?hsLang=en-ca) Some of the most rewarding volunteer opportunities Payworks staff are involved in are initiatives that have grown out of one... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/lacing-up-their-skates-to-support-the-winnipeg-jets-hockey-academy?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/lacing-up-their-skates-to-support-the-winnipeg-jets-hockey-academy?hsLang=en-ca) [![Sponsored Executives.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Sponsored-Executive.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-invaluable-experience-of-being-a-united-way-sponsored-executive?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 11, 2019 ### [The invaluable experience of being a United Way Sponsored Executive](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-invaluable-experience-of-being-a-united-way-sponsored-executive?hsLang=en-ca) One of the most rewarding volunteer opportunities that takes Payworks staff out of the office for approximately 90 working... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-invaluable-experience-of-being-a-united-way-sponsored-executive?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-invaluable-experience-of-being-a-united-way-sponsored-executive?hsLang=en-ca) [![Best Managed Companies. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BMC.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-gold-to-platinum-the-difference-is-you?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Mar 11, 2019 ### [From gold to platinum, the difference is you](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-gold-to-platinum-the-difference-is-you?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks is proud to have been recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation for the seventh year in a row, achieving Platinum Club status in 2019. With this... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-gold-to-platinum-the-difference-is-you?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-gold-to-platinum-the-difference-is-you?hsLang=en-ca) [![ICTAM image. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/ICTAM-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/gettin-distrupted?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 06, 2019 ### [Gettin’ DistruptED](https://blog.payworks.ca/gettin-distrupted?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks was a Silver Sponsor of the Information and Communication Technologies Association of Manitoba (ICTAM) DistruptED... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gettin-distrupted?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gettin-distrupted?hsLang=en-ca) [![HRPA photos. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HRPA-2-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/hrs-new-best-friend?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 01, 2019 ### [HR’s new best friend](https://blog.payworks.ca/hrs-new-best-friend?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks ‘reintroduced’ itself to the HR industry at the Human Resources Professional Association’s (HRPA) Annual Conference... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/hrs-new-best-friend?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/hrs-new-best-friend?hsLang=en-ca) [![United Way Celebration](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/United%20Way%20Celebration.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-exceeds-21m-target?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 24, 2019 ### [In the News: United Way Exceeds $21M Target](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-exceeds-21m-target?hsLang=en-ca) As seen in the Winnipeg Free Press on January 21, 2019. Written by: Kevin Rollason. The United Way Winnipeg’s fundraising... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-exceeds-21m-target?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-exceeds-21m-target?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “How to make an employee feel welcome on their first day”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November25-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/2019/01/how-to-make-employee-feel-welcome-on?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 23, 2019 ### [How to make an employee feel welcome on their first day](https://blog.payworks.ca/2019/01/how-to-make-employee-feel-welcome-on?hsLang=en-ca) Think back to your last ‘first day’ at your career. It might have been decades since this was the case, but try to recall... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/2019/01/how-to-make-employee-feel-welcome-on?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/2019/01/how-to-make-employee-feel-welcome-on?hsLang=en-ca) [![Movement-Centre-of-Manitoba](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Movement-Centre-of-Manitoba.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-the-impact-made-from-the-movement-centre-of-manitoba?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 22, 2019 ### [Watch: the impact made from the Movement Centre of Manitoba](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-the-impact-made-from-the-movement-centre-of-manitoba?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks President and CEO, JP Perron is in the Movement Centre of Manitoba's latest video. He chats about the important and... 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