--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | HR Insights (8) description: "HR Insights | 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. (8)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/hr-insights/page/8#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/hr-insights/page/8#footer-en) [![The payroll hub: one screen for every client’s payroll ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog-Banner-Payroll-Hub-EN.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 01, 2026 ### [The payroll hub: one screen for every client’s payroll](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways: We’ve purpose-built our workforce management platform for accountants, bookkeepers, and payroll... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [![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) ![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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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/lawyer-mother-mentor-meet-grainne-grande?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/lawyer-mother-mentor-meet-grainne-grande?hsLang=en-ca) [![](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Innovation_ProductSpotlight_BookmarksFeature_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/tips-tricks-using-the-bookmarks-feature?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 11, 2020 ### [Tips & tricks: using the bookmarks feature](https://blog.payworks.ca/tips-tricks-using-the-bookmarks-feature?hsLang=en-ca) There’s a quick and easy way to pin the pages you use the most within the Payworks application. It’s called Bookmarks and it... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/tips-tricks-using-the-bookmarks-feature?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/tips-tricks-using-the-bookmarks-feature?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “3 professional development strategies to retain good employees”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/HRInsights_TrinaProfessionalDevelopment_February3-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-professional-development-strategies-to-retain-good-employees?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 03, 2020 ### [Three professional development strategies to retain good employees](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-professional-development-strategies-to-retain-good-employees?hsLang=en-ca) Acquiring new talent is exciting – it’s a major win to land an employee that shows a lot of potential for your team. But... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-professional-development-strategies-to-retain-good-employees?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-professional-development-strategies-to-retain-good-employees?hsLang=en-ca) [![Document Upload ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/DocumentUploads_January30-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-document-uploads?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 30, 2020 ### [New: document uploads](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-document-uploads?hsLang=en-ca) Did you know that you can now upload employee documents into the Payworks’ Human Resources module? It’s super easy. Admins... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-email-notifications?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/new-email-notifications?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman leaning against a glass window of an office holding a teal coffee cup and looking down at her cell phone. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_March-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 13, 2020 ### [Expert HR guidance when you need it most](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) Do you want to evolve the health and well-being of your workforce and organization, but aren’t sure where to start? Payworks... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/introducing-hr-advisory-services?hsLang=en-ca) [![GenNext 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/GenNext%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 01, 2019 ### [Watch: What do GenNext & dog adoptions have in common?](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) We're still in awe over the success of our first-ever Pay it Forward booth during the 2019 United Way Winnipeg GenNext Summit October 31, which resulted in the adoption of not one, but TWO dogs from Winnipeg Animal Services. How amazing is that?!... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks staff digging with a shovel. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/NorWest%20Media.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 04, 2019 ### [Watch: Garden clean up with NorWest Community Food Centre](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) It may have been a chilly day in Manitoba on October 2, but volunteering at NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre warmed the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) [![Home Page September 18 1](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Home%20Page%20September%2018%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/now-available-the-new-payworks-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 18, 2019 ### [Now available: the new Payworks home page](https://blog.payworks.ca/now-available-the-new-payworks-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) We gave you the heads up that the home page was being updated – and it happened. The new home page was released to all... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/say-it-like-it-is-with-selena?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/say-it-like-it-is-with-selena?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Inside scoop on open-door leadership from President & CEO JP Perron”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/JPsPhoto-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/open-door-leadership-president-ceo-jp-perron-on-leaderships-active-role-in-employee-engagement-growth-and-success?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Aug 01, 2019 ### [Open-Door Leadership: President & CEO JP Perron on leadership’s active role in employee engagement, growth and success](https://blog.payworks.ca/open-door-leadership-president-ceo-jp-perron-on-leaderships-active-role-in-employee-engagement-growth-and-success?hsLang=en-ca) One of an organizational leader’s most important roles is to recognize opportunities for growth. Great people leaders are... 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[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) [![True-North-Skate-3](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/True-North-Skate-3.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-our-staff-on-ice-with-the-winnipeg-jets-hockey-academy?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | May 22, 2019 ### [Watch: our staff on-ice with the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Academy](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-our-staff-on-ice-with-the-winnipeg-jets-hockey-academy?hsLang=en-ca) There were 23 Payworks staff involved in the True North Youth Foundation’s (TNYF) Living Philanthropy Program this past... 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