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Legislative Update. Year-end 2025 legislative updates - are you ready?

Resources | Dec 02, 2025

Year-end legislation changes roundup: what employers need to know

To help you stay compliant and well-prepared as we head into the 2025 year-end payroll processing season, we’re highlighting some key legislative and payroll changes to keep on your radar and your year-end to-do list (psst: don’t forget about our...

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Resources | Nov 25, 2025

Why year-to-dates are important to review all year long

As we approach the end of the calendar year, it’s officially time to start focusing on the compliance-related aspects of...

Legislative Update. Saskatchewan: Employee Leaves.

Resources | Nov 24, 2025

SK employers, are you ready for Bill 5’s changes to employment leave?

If you’re running a business or managing a team in Saskatchewan, you may have already heard of Bill 5… but did you know that...

Resources | Nov 14, 2025

Six tips to ensure you have a smooth year-end

It’s that time of year again… and Payworks has the secret sauce to make year-end the least stressful it can possibly be....

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Resources | Nov 13, 2025

Year-end is here: what you need to know & what's new

Year-end is upon us yet again. Payworks strives to make your year-end experience – which can quickly become complex and...

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Resources | Nov 01, 2025

Streamline year-end processing with an interactive, 10-step checklist

Checklists are handy, and can help streamline any large project by breaking it down into manageable tasks. That’s why one of...

A deep dive into Northwest Territories payroll legislation.

Resources | Aug 11, 2025

Northwest Territories payroll legislation FAQs (and answers!)

If your business is based in the Northwest Territories or you have employees who live and work there, you know that payroll legislative information for your region is rarely consolidated into one handy reference. Payworks is here to support Canadian...

Let's explore the different types of garnishments.

Resources | Jul 28, 2025

Mastering garnishments: what every Canadian employer needs to know

Be honest: when you see the word “garnishments,” do you tense up? We get it: whether it’s child support deductions, unpaid...

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Resources | May 12, 2025

Your quick guide to the Yukon payroll legislation

If your business is based in the Yukon or you have employees who live and work there, you know that payroll legislative...

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Resources | Jan 06, 2025

Nova Scotia businesses: here’s your payroll legislation round-up!

If you’re a Nova Scotia-based business or an organization with employees in Nova Scotia, you’d likely appreciate centralized...

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Innovation | Dec 12, 2024

A little “something extra”: how to process bonus payments

Earlier this month, we shared an introductory overview of off-cycle payments (sometimes known as an “extra run” or “bonus run”) – a particularly hot topic at this time of year! But we get it: sometimes, a deeper dive is necessary… especially when it...