--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | Franchisee (4) description: "Franchisee | 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. (4)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/franchisee/page/4#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/franchisee/page/4#footer-en) [![Daycare Scheduling, sick time, and absence management why they need to live in the same system ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog_Banner_Daycare%20Scheduling%2c%20sick%20time%2c%20and%20absence%20management%20why%20they%20need%20to%20live%20in%20the%20same%20system.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 20, 2026 ### [Daycare Scheduling, sick time, and absence management why they need to live in the same system](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways: For daycares, scheduling around sick time, vacations and leaves of absences is complex. And when... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [![How Labour tracking gives your timesheets project-level visibility without a second system ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Labour_Tracking.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 15, 2026 ### [How Labour tracking gives your timesheets project-level visibility without a second system](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Your employees already track their hours in Payworks. Labour Tracking adds one question to that process: what... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?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! 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While some of the new boxes related to legislative changes... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-new-t4-and-rl-1-boxes-for-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-new-t4-and-rl-1-boxes-for-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [![A laptop showing an extra run being processed through Payworks accompanied by text that reads, “your guide to processing an off-cycle payment. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December4-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 04, 2024 ### [A little “something extra”: when to process an off-cycle payment](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) There’s a spike in businesses processing off-cycle payroll runs at this time of the year – for plenty of reasons. It could... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) [![A laptop keyboard and a calendar with pins on dates accompanied by text that reads, “Ensure your staff is paid on time with the payroll processing & delivery dates for December 2024 & January 2025”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December13-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 02, 2024 ### [Ensure your staff is paid on time with the payroll processing & delivery dates for December 2024 & January 2025](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) We get it: December is a busy time of the year for payroll professionals and business owners! You’re staying on top of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) [![A red bird sitting on a tree branch with snow on it accompanied by text that reads, “Stat holiday info for: Christmas Day & Boxing Day”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_XmasBoxingDay_November25.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/christmas-day-boxing-day-the-stat-holiday-info-your-biz-needs-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 25, 2024 ### [Christmas Day & Boxing Day: the stat holiday info your biz needs to know](https://blog.payworks.ca/christmas-day-boxing-day-the-stat-holiday-info-your-biz-needs-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) 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... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/christmas-day-boxing-day-the-stat-holiday-info-your-biz-needs-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/christmas-day-boxing-day-the-stat-holiday-info-your-biz-needs-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [![Trina Huntley, Manager of Learning & Development accompanied by text that reads, “HR stars – looking o develop a leadership training program?”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November14-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/trina-tells-all-what-ive-learned-about-leadership-training?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 14, 2024 ### [Trina tells all: “What I’ve learned about leadership training”](https://blog.payworks.ca/trina-tells-all-what-ive-learned-about-leadership-training?hsLang=en-ca) If you’ve had the opportunity to nurture superstar leaders, you already know what a positive impact they can make on staff... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/trina-tells-all-what-ive-learned-about-leadership-training?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/trina-tells-all-what-ive-learned-about-leadership-training?hsLang=en-ca) [![A comic-style mouth and ear accompanied by text that reads, “wait… you heard what?! Busting five common myths about Payworks. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November7-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 07, 2024 ### [Wait… you heard what about us?! Busting five common myths about Payworks](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) Updated on December 18, 2025. Remember playing “Telephone” as a kid – passing a message from one person to the next, and... 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But we also know that this information isn’t always easy to come by, especially... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-legislation-prince-edward-island-businesses-dont-want-to-miss?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-legislation-prince-edward-island-businesses-dont-want-to-miss?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman looking at a piece of paper while typing on a calculator accompanied by text that reads, “What’s new for year-end 2024”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/legislative-changes-to-keep-in-mind-for-year-end-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 01, 2024 ### [Legislative changes to keep in mind for Year-End 2024](https://blog.payworks.ca/legislative-changes-to-keep-in-mind-for-year-end-2024?hsLang=en-ca) Can you believe another year-end season is already here? It feels like just yesterday we were walking our clients through... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/welcome-home-payworks-opens-new-winnipeg-head-office?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/welcome-home-payworks-opens-new-winnipeg-head-office?hsLang=en-ca) [![Woman with a headset on in an at-home office accompanied by text that reads, “How you can support your new team members in navigating their TD1s or TP-1015.3Vs”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_TD1_October21-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-ways-small-biz-owners-can-help-new-hires-navigate-td1-or-tp-1015.3-v-confusion?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 21, 2024 ### [Five ways small biz owners can help new hires navigate TD1 or TP-1015.3-V confusion](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-ways-small-biz-owners-can-help-new-hires-navigate-td1-or-tp-1015.3-v-confusion?hsLang=en-ca) When you’ve got a small business to run, there are seemingly never enough hands on deck. So we get it: you’re looking for your new hires to hit the ground running on Day One! The fact is that one of the best ways to set them (and your business) up... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/where-is-remembrance-day-a-stat-holiday-in-canada?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/where-is-remembrance-day-a-stat-holiday-in-canada?hsLang=en-ca) [![A colleague helping another, pointing at their desktop computer. Accompanied by text that reads, Our Service story: How your evolution has inspired our own ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_CustomerServiceWeek_October7.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 07, 2024 ### [Our Service story: How your evolution has inspired our own](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) Yep, it’s true: it’s been almost a quarter of a century since Payworks first opened our doors. Throughout that time, we’ve... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman working at a laptop accompanied by text that reads, “7 internal payroll controls every company should have”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Audits_September18.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-professionals-stay-audit-ready-with-these-7-internal-controls?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 18, 2024 ### [Payroll professionals: stay audit-ready with these 7 internal controls](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-professionals-stay-audit-ready-with-these-7-internal-controls?hsLang=en-ca) Payroll is a mission-critical component of running any business, with the responsibility of payroll professionals extending... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-professionals-stay-audit-ready-with-these-7-internal-controls?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-professionals-stay-audit-ready-with-these-7-internal-controls?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman looking at a laptop computer screen accompanied by text that reads, “Payroll pros: looking to make employee leaves and terminations a whole lot simpler?”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_EmployeeDepartures_September16.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/leaves-terminations-more-how-payroll-pros-can-more-easily-navigate-employee-departures?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 16, 2024 ### [Leaves, terminations & more: how payroll pros can more easily navigate employee departures](https://blog.payworks.ca/leaves-terminations-more-how-payroll-pros-can-more-easily-navigate-employee-departures?hsLang=en-ca) As a payroll pro, you’ve got your head around all the requirements surrounding an employee’s departure – whether they’re on... 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But over time, these well-loved courts start getting worn down. The concrete cracks, the hoops... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/rebounding-stronger-renovating-for-a-brighter-future-in-winnipeg?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/rebounding-stronger-renovating-for-a-brighter-future-in-winnipeg?hsLang=en-ca) [Previous](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/franchisee/page/3?hsLang=en-ca) [3](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/franchisee/page/3?hsLang=en-ca) 4 [5](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/franchisee/page/5?hsLang=en-ca) [Next](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/franchisee/page/5?hsLang=en-ca) ![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20Stock%20Photography/Cavan%20-%20Arlee.png) ## Seeing is believing! Curious what better Canadian workforce management looks like in action (and how much time you could reclaim in your day-to-day)? Book a pressure-free, get-to-know you demo today. [REQUEST A DEMO](https://www.payworks.ca/landing-pages/campaigns/book-a-demo)