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Innovation | May 04, 2021

Coordinating calendars for your hiring process just got easier

We’re streamlining businesses’ recruitment efforts with new integrations to Applicant Tracking Pro. We know coordinating multiple team members’ calendars can be tricky at times, and we’ve made it possible to juggle all of those schedules in one...

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Innovation | Apr 19, 2021

How to streamline the development – and evolution – of your HR policies

Policy development from scratch – it’s a comprehensive process that can involve many business stakeholders and take a lot of...

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Culture | Apr 16, 2021

Education as equalizer: support for UWinnipeg’s Opportunity Fund

Over 150 years ago, education reformer Horace Mann described education as “a great equalizer of the conditions of...

Patti Smith, President and CEO of CancerCare Manitoba Foundation with Payworks President & CEO JP Perron outside of the CancerCare Manitoba building in downtown Winnipeg. They’re holding a large cheque for $50,000 and are both wearing masks.

Culture | Apr 12, 2021

“More tomorrows together": 20th anniversary support for CancerCare Manitoba

In celebration of our 20th anniversary – and more specifically, two decades of community support – Payworks is honoured to...

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Culture | Apr 06, 2021

In inspiring company among Canada’s Top 100 Small & Medium Employers

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have served as the backbone of the Canadian economy for generations – in fact, they...

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Innovation | Apr 06, 2021

Managing employee availability is easier than ever

Planning and scheduling your workforce to best leverage the hours individual employees are available can be a daunting task...

JP Perron, Payworks President & CEO presents a large cheque for $250,000 to Stephen Borys, Director & CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery in front of Qaumajuq’s Visible Vault.

Culture | Mar 30, 2021

“It is bright, it is lit": Celebrating Qaumajuq as part of our 20th anniversary

In celebration of our 20th anniversary – and more specifically, two decades of community support – Payworks is honoured to announce a series of donations to several highly-deserving and impactful Manitoba-based not-for-profit organizations, in...

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Innovation | Mar 23, 2021

Get notified! Stay on top of important milestones with email notifications

We know there are many important dates payroll, HR professionals and people leaders want to keep track of. That’s why we’ve...

A collage of the team members of the Asper School of Business MBA team for the Reimagining Women in Leadership Case Competition: Rhiannon Leier Blacher, Nadine Pinette, Erin Gair, and Dee dela Cruz.

Culture | Mar 16, 2021

Reimagining Women in Leadership competition: BA Dee dela Cruz makes the grade

When asked, Business Analyst Dee dela Cruz will enthusiastically describe herself as a lifelong learner. Whether it’s to...

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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 | Feb 27, 2021

Protecting our furry friends and their future: Payworks announces 20th anniversary donation to Polar Bears International

Resources | Jan 29, 2021

Mental health stigma: a barrier to the use of EAPs

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) can be an impactful workplace benefit, but only if employees feel comfortable accessing...

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Innovation | Dec 29, 2020

Remote teams: leveraging document uploads

Did you know that you can use Payworks’ Human Resources module to upload and distribute employee documents to your remote...

Payworks President and CEO JP Perron holding a cheque for $105,000.

Culture | Dec 13, 2020

Humanity in healing: Payworks announces 20th anniversary donation to Main Street Project

In celebration of our 20th anniversary – and more specifically, two decades of community support – Payworks is honoured to...

Culture | Dec 11, 2020

Driven by purpose: the 2020 HR Excellence Awards and how we found our “why”

Each of us has our own unique reason for getting out of bed in the morning. No matter what drives us, we’re all at our very...

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Resources | Nov 12, 2020

Conflict at work can be a good thing. Here's how to handle it...

Conflict is inevitable – even in the workplace. As a manager or business owner, a peaceful workplace free of disagreements...

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Resources | Oct 25, 2020

Breaking the worry habit

It’s 3 a.m. and you’ve been awake half the night worrying about bills, relationships, children, jobs and “what if” worst-case scenarios. The more we worry, the more our minds travel to uncharted territory, where big worries reign supreme and it...

The impacts of workplace community & culture on mental health

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