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Culture | May 05, 2021

Announcement: we're among Canada's Best Managed Companies for 2021

After a year of uncertainty and challenges for all Canadian businesses, we’re proud to announce that we’ve again been recognized for our overall business performance and sustained growth as a recipient of the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed...

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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...

A close up of two members from the Payworks Plane Pull team from 2019; Team Leader Renee Cox and Vice President of HR Nicole Stewart. They’re kneeling down in the front row and laughing.

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 | 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...

Members of the Payworks team in 2019 sitting around a conference room table.

Innovation | Apr 14, 2021

How imagination drives innovation… and why it’s worth the investment

When you’re attempting to keep up with an ever-growing to-do list (a daily struggle for most of us!), it can be hard to stay...

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 announce a series of donations to several highly-deserving and impactful Manitoba-based not-for-profit organizations, in...

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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...

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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 developed a handy email notification toolset that makes the juggling and organization of all those dates a breeze. Using the...