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Resources | Dec 20, 2022

Statutory deductions making you dizzy? We’re here to help

Small business owners can often feel like they’re expected to be masters of all trades. Whether it’s a shelf that needs hanging, a website that needs designing or a package that needs shipping, you may find yourself overwhelmed by a very random -...

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Resources | Dec 13, 2022

Gift cards and taxable benefits: why it’s now easier than ever to thank your team

While we’re all about Paying it Forward all year round, the “season of giving” is officially upon us! And if you’re looking...

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Resources | Nov 28, 2022

Canadian payroll legislation: Understanding vacationable earnings

Originally published on April 5, 2021 Vacationable earnings are an important and complex portion of any organization’s...

Resources | Oct 31, 2022

Overview of overtime: Employers should have a strategic plan that clearly defines overtime

Originally published: August 17, 2020 Legislative and regulatory information can be overwhelming. Employment standards...

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Resources | Sep 19, 2022

Here’s everything Canadian businesses need to know about payroll remittances

Let’s start at the beginning - what is a remittance? By definition, the term “remittance” encompasses the act of sending or...

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Innovation | Jul 13, 2022

Clients share what Analytics has done for their business… what can it do for yours?

In the four years since Payworks launched Workforce Analytics, we’ve been driven each day by the goal of knowledge building...

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Resources | Jun 20, 2022

Bookkeepers – here’s how we’ve got your back!

If “book balancing” is kind of your thing, we certainly don’t need to tell you that technology has changed the way you’ve done your job over the last decade. What we can tell you is that there’s a way for this innovation to bring even more value to...

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Resources | Mar 10, 2022

Keep your info (& your biz) secure with insights from our experts

Business best practices evolve in response to the changing world around them - which is to say, quickly! And while your...

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Culture | Mar 08, 2022

Women in finance: Meet Jennie Nazimov, Corporate Accountant

Monitoring expenditures, financial reporting, budgeting, overseeing accounting procedures to ensure regulatory and...

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Culture | Mar 07, 2022

Women in finance: Meet Natalia Uchaeva, Finance Administrator

Finance Administrator Natalia Uchaeva defines professional success in two straightforward measures: having work done...

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Innovation | Feb 08, 2022

Addressing today’s workforce challenges with HR management technology

Adaptability, flexibility, versatility, resiliency – businesses have been asked to do it all over the last two years while facing challenges like reduced staff, more work, and lower revenue. While still navigating their way forward, Canadian...

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Resources | Oct 28, 2021

We’ve got compliance down to a science – here’s how we can help keep your business on track

When it comes to payroll compliance for your Canadian business, there’s a lot to think about! Year-end reporting and filing,...

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Innovation | Aug 10, 2021

New release: Workforce Analytics available 'en français'

We’re pleased to say that the French language component of our Workforce Analytics solution is now available. If you haven’t...

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Pay It Forward | Apr 28, 2021

Celebrating #PayItForward Day with 1,497+ volunteer hours

The Payworks philosophy is to Pay it Forward – to participate in meaningful ways in the communities where our employees...

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Innovation | Mar 09, 2021

New in Workforce Analytics: creating efficiencies with shared Bookmarks on Dashboards

A new feature within our Workforce Analytics platform makes it even easier to find the information needed to inform business...

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Culture | Mar 08, 2021

International women’s day: women in finance

Our people love numbers – and rightly so, as we help ensure that hundreds of thousands of hardworking Canadians are paid...

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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 legislative changes this year alone! As your Year-End work begins in earnest, this can feel overwhelming… but it doesn’t have...

Twenty-five years of innovation, connection and putting people first

Unique payroll? No problem. Here are five ways we’ve got accountants and bookkeepers covered