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Resources | Jun 09, 2021

Five key questions to ask when interviewing for a remote position

While in-person and remote interviews are different from each other in many ways, they also have a major goal in common: to read between the lines and assess what a candidate is really telling you about themselves. Whether it’s deducing an...

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Innovation | Jun 02, 2021

How to support health and safety in the workplace while it’s more important than ever

Supporting workplace health and safety has always been at the forefront of employers’ priorities. Not only do healthy and...

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Innovation | May 31, 2021

Ready to up your remote interview game? Streamline and save time with Applicant Tracking

For many organizations, one of several concepts that’s gone from “novelty” to “routine” over the past year is that of remote...

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Innovation | May 19, 2021

Connecting your virtual team using Shared Calendar

How can you keep your team connected and working together efficiently while being geographically apart? Employee Self...

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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...

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Innovation | Apr 19, 2021

Introducing: a customizable Employee Policy Handbook for Canadian businesses

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 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 account for an astonishing 99% of Canadian businesses. We’ve always known these organizations to be innovative, nimble and...

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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...

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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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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 workforce? Document uploads is a secure feature that allows administrators to distribute important information easily, and is...

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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Culture | Nov 25, 2020

Honoured to be named one of Manitoba’s Top Employers for 2021!

The most effective leaders recognize their people as their organization’s core strength, and invest in creating an...

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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...

Product Spotlight: Payworks Workforce Analytics

Innovation | Oct 06, 2020

Asked and answered: Can you remove an employee status in Payworks Workforce Analytics?

Payworks Workforce Analytics frequently asked question: Can I remove an employee status in Workforce Analytics so they’re...

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Resources | Sep 30, 2020

Effective, engaging onboarding in a remote setting

So you’ve found the perfect candidate to join your team – congrats! While you and your organization obviously made a great...

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Resources | Sep 23, 2020

Optimizing the employee departure process in a remote environment

When an organization and an employee part ways, there’s often a relatively-short window of time to wrap up work, transition client relationships and bid a farewell that properly acknowledges their many contributions. This process can admittedly feel...