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Resources | Dec 14, 2022

Why now's the time to go paperless for year-end

Originally published December 3, 2020 Let’s take one item off your plate this year-end! Using the Payworks application, administrators can elect to distribute their employee’s tax forms electronically instead of providing printed copies. Going...

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Innovation | Feb 04, 2022

Vaccination tracker, policy development, touchless data capture and more: Payworks has the tools for the ever-evolving world of work

The world of work continues to evolve at what feels like light speed. Between the increased focus on health and safety,...

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Resources | Dec 31, 2020

There were over 300 payroll-impacting legislation changes this year – here’s how we can help

To say that 2020 was full of surprises would certainly be an understatement; in fact, there were over 300 payroll-impacting...

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Media | Dec 19, 2020

WATCH: a holiday video that is "so 2020"

‘Twas the month before the holidays, when all through our homes, we racked our brains to develop a video (with a lot of...

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Pay It Forward | Dec 19, 2020

Helping local charitable organizations and their new online events

Through all of the changes our society has faced within the COVID-19 pandemic, inspiration can be found in the innovation...

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Innovation | Dec 15, 2020

What you need to know about new T4 boxes for 2020

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has added four new boxes to the T4 for reporting the employment income and retroactive...

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Resources | Dec 03, 2020

Three T2200 basics to understand in the year of remote work

As you may have read in the recent Year-End edition of The Works Magazine, the Canadian Payroll Association and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada are consulting with relevant government agencies on how to most efficiently administer...

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Resources | Nov 18, 2020

Year-end reporting: what you need to know for 2020

Last updated: Tuesday, November 24 Ready or not… here it comes! Year-end is right around the corner, and like the rest of...

Media | Oct 23, 2020

An update to our valued clients: from the desk of President & CEO JP Perron

From the desk of Payworks' President and CEO JP Perron: It’s been several months since the COVID-19 pandemic first...

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Resources | Oct 14, 2020

Your top legislation questions… answered!

Payworks’ Service team is pleased to assist our valued clients each day on queries ranging from payroll basics to complex...

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Pay It Forward | Sep 26, 2020

Taking a day to give back to our front-line workers

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, including how we Pay it Forward. While still in accordance with social distancing measures, Payworks Client Service Representative Dominique McDonald displayed that there are still ways...

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Resources | Sep 23, 2020

Optimizing the employee departure process in a remote environment

Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our...

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Resources | Aug 26, 2020

Strengthening leadership skills in a remote environment

Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our...

Text reads, “ROE: a document that encapsulates an employee’s employment history information such as insurable earnings and hours”.

Innovation | Jun 26, 2020

Everything you need to know about ROEs

When is an ROE necessary? ROEs need to be produced for employees when there is a break in employment of two pay periods or...

Resources | Jun 17, 2020

How to successfully work from home

While working from home isn’t out of the ordinary for some, never before have there been so many remote workers across...

Find everything you need on the Payworks Home Screen.

Innovation | May 28, 2020

Searching for timely payroll and HR info? Payworks' Home Screen has everything you need

Since the beginning of March, we’ve been working hard to provide the most up-to-date information we can to you, our clients,...

Resources | May 25, 2020

How Payworks' Help Centre is providing convenient and easy access to info and resources during COVID-19

Payworks has a Help Centre for all things COVID-19 related, including a library of COVID-19 related articles and FAQs, information about how to best leverage the Payworks application during this time. WHAT CAN YOU FIND ON THE PAYWORKS HELP CENTRE?...

Helping preschools and childcare centres make payroll and staffing as easy as 1-2-3

Discovery Day – stat holiday legislation explained