--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | Pay It Forward (2) description: "Pay It Forward | 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. (2)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/2#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/2#footer-en) [![Daycare Scheduling, sick time, and absence management why they need to live in the same system ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog_Banner_Daycare%20Scheduling%2c%20sick%20time%2c%20and%20absence%20management%20why%20they%20need%20to%20live%20in%20the%20same%20system.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 20, 2026 ### [Daycare Scheduling, sick time, and absence management why they need to live in the same system](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways: For daycares, scheduling around sick time, vacations and leaves of absences is complex. And when... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [![How Labour tracking gives your timesheets project-level visibility without a second system ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Labour_Tracking.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 15, 2026 ### [How Labour tracking gives your timesheets project-level visibility without a second system](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Your employees already track their hours in Payworks. Labour Tracking adds one question to that process: what... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?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! [![Visit us on Facebook.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.facebook.com/Payworks/) [![Visit us on LinkedIn.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payworks-payroll-services-canada/) [![Visit us on Instagram.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.instagram.com/payworksinc/) [![Visit us on Twitter.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://twitter.com/payworks) # pay it forward ![Blog\_Pillar Image\_PIF\_Mar23\_2023\_FIN](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog_Pillar%20Image_PIF_Mar23_2023_FIN.jpg) We’re honoured to pay our successes forward by participating in meaningful ways in the communities where our employees live and work. We proudly support more than 200 organizations across Canada through local sponsorship, volunteering, investment and employee-initiated giving. We’ve created a workplace where employees are encouraged to give back, donating their valuable time and talent to organizations about which they’re passionate through our Pay it Forward Day program. [![A group of 21 people, seven wearing Payworks t-shirts, accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_July2-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-leaders-team-up-to-pay-it-forward-to-norwest-co-op-community-health?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Jul 02, 2024 ### [Our leaders team up to Pay it Forward to NorWest Co-op Community Health](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-leaders-team-up-to-pay-it-forward-to-norwest-co-op-community-health?hsLang=en-ca) Uniting across shared values by supporting a local charitable organization – is there a stronger team-building activity out there?! Payworks’ Pay it Forward (PIF) Day employee benefit empowers our staff by allowing them two paid days off per... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-leaders-team-up-to-pay-it-forward-to-norwest-co-op-community-health?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-leaders-team-up-to-pay-it-forward-to-norwest-co-op-community-health?hsLang=en-ca) [![The front of the Payworks HQ office with a Canadian Blood Services transportation van parked in front. Text reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_June14-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/hq-staff-share-why-were-proud-to-be-partners-for-life-with-canadian-blood-services?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 14, 2024 ### [HQ staff share why we’re proud to be Partners for Life with Canadian Blood Services](https://blog.payworks.ca/hq-staff-share-why-were-proud-to-be-partners-for-life-with-canadian-blood-services?hsLang=en-ca) While our team is always down to figuratively “roll up their sleeves” in giving back to the community, they take it... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/hq-staff-share-why-were-proud-to-be-partners-for-life-with-canadian-blood-services?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/hq-staff-share-why-were-proud-to-be-partners-for-life-with-canadian-blood-services?hsLang=en-ca) [![Two Payworks staff in orange t-shirts receiving volunteer certificates accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_May31-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-love-helping-rmhc-offer-families-a-home-away-from-home-when-they-need-it-most?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | May 31, 2024 ### [How we love helping RMHC offer families a “home away from home” when they need it most](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-love-helping-rmhc-offer-families-a-home-away-from-home-when-they-need-it-most?hsLang=en-ca) There’s a special kind of “happy” that comes from knowing you’ve made a positive difference in someone’s day! The Payworks... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-love-helping-rmhc-offer-families-a-home-away-from-home-when-they-need-it-most?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-love-helping-rmhc-offer-families-a-home-away-from-home-when-they-need-it-most?hsLang=en-ca) [![Five Payworks staff in matching orange t-shirts all holding up smile cookies. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April29-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-partner-with-tim-hortons-to-put-smiles-on-faces-all-year-long?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 29, 2024 ### [How we partner with Tim Hortons to put smiles on faces all year long](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-partner-with-tim-hortons-to-put-smiles-on-faces-all-year-long?hsLang=en-ca) Today may mark the start of this year’s annual Smile Cookie Week, but the folks at Tim Hortons put a grin on our faces all... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-partner-with-tim-hortons-to-put-smiles-on-faces-all-year-long?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-partner-with-tim-hortons-to-put-smiles-on-faces-all-year-long?hsLang=en-ca) [![As of March 2024 Payworks celebrated 4,425 hours. That’s 590 days of giving – or around 196 trips to the moon! Pay it Forward Days used since 2015 calculated using Payworks Workforce Analytics (as of March 31, 2024). ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April28-4.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-payitforward-day-with-4425-volunteer-hours-and-climbing?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 28, 2024 ### [Celebrating #PayItForward Day with 4,425 volunteer hours (and climbing!)](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-payitforward-day-with-4425-volunteer-hours-and-climbing?hsLang=en-ca) Giving back is at Payworks’ core; in fact, we’re honoured to support more than 200 organizations across Canada through local... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-payitforward-day-with-4425-volunteer-hours-and-climbing?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-payitforward-day-with-4425-volunteer-hours-and-climbing?hsLang=en-ca) [![Eight Payworks staff in matching t-shirts and aprons standing in front of a kitchen counter full of baking. Text reads “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April14-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-weve-been-paying-it-forward-from-coast-to-coast?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 14, 2024 ### [How we’ve been paying it forward from coast to coast](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-weve-been-paying-it-forward-from-coast-to-coast?hsLang=en-ca) Happy National Volunteer Week! All across Canada, this week marks an opportunity “to celebrate and thank Canada’s 24 million... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-weve-been-paying-it-forward-from-coast-to-coast?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-weve-been-paying-it-forward-from-coast-to-coast?hsLang=en-ca) [![Six individuals, one of which is sitting on an accessible bike. Accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_March9-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/peddle-it-forward-empowering-freedom?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Mar 09, 2024 ### [Peddle it Forward: empowering freedom](https://blog.payworks.ca/peddle-it-forward-empowering-freedom?hsLang=en-ca) As the snow begins to melt and the days become longer, we begin to think about all the activities for which we’ve been waiting: everything from backyard BBQs to baseball games to – for many kids – bike riding. The anticipation of hauling your bike... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/peddle-it-forward-empowering-freedom?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/peddle-it-forward-empowering-freedom?hsLang=en-ca) [![Three staff in Payworks t-shirts and text that reads, "Pay it Forward". ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December5-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-international-volunteer-day-the-best-way-we-know-how?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 05, 2023 ### [Celebrating International Volunteer Day the best way we know how](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-international-volunteer-day-the-best-way-we-know-how?hsLang=en-ca) Happy International Volunteer Day! All over the world, today marks an opportunity “to shine a light on the impact of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-international-volunteer-day-the-best-way-we-know-how?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-international-volunteer-day-the-best-way-we-know-how?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, "Pay it Forward". ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_August26-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/teaching-guiding-building-and-more-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Aug 26, 2023 ### [Teaching, guiding, building and more: PIF Day dispatches from our team](https://blog.payworks.ca/teaching-guiding-building-and-more-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) When the sun’s shining and the patio’s calling, positive vibes are often close behind… and for our team, this means... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/teaching-guiding-building-and-more-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/teaching-guiding-building-and-more-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_CRF_July8.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-sales-team-bands-together-to-pay-it-forward-to-the-crf?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Jul 08, 2023 ### [Our Sales Team bands together to Pay it Forward to the CRF](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-sales-team-bands-together-to-pay-it-forward-to-the-crf?hsLang=en-ca) One wonderful aspect of Payworks’ Pay it Forward (PIF) Day employee benefit is that our employees can choose to donate their... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-sales-team-bands-together-to-pay-it-forward-to-the-crf?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-sales-team-bands-together-to-pay-it-forward-to-the-crf?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_June11.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-our-very-own-canadian-blood-services-heroes?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 11, 2023 ### [Celebrating our very own Canadian Blood Services heroes](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-our-very-own-canadian-blood-services-heroes?hsLang=en-ca) Today, as we celebrate National Blood Donor Week (June 11-17) and World Blood Donor Day (June 14), we wanted to give a special shout-out to the many Payworks staff who literally roll up their sleeves all year long to give back to Canadian Blood... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-our-very-own-canadian-blood-services-heroes?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-our-very-own-canadian-blood-services-heroes?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April29_1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-2022-with-a-meaningful-volunteer-experience-for-st.amant?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 29, 2023 ### [“Wrapping up” 2022 with a meaningful volunteer experience for St.Amant](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-2022-with-a-meaningful-volunteer-experience-for-st.amant?hsLang=en-ca) This past holiday season, Payworks was proud to be the title sponsor of St.Amant’s annual Coat Check and Gift Wrap... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-2022-with-a-meaningful-volunteer-experience-for-st.amant?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-2022-with-a-meaningful-volunteer-experience-for-st.amant?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April22.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/sharing-the-gift-of-time-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 22, 2023 ### [Sharing the gift of time: PIF Day dispatches from our team](https://blog.payworks.ca/sharing-the-gift-of-time-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) While each of our lives and circumstances are different, if there’s one thing almost all of us wish we had more of, it’s... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/sharing-the-gift-of-time-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/sharing-the-gift-of-time-pif-day-dispatches-from-our-team?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, "Pay it Forward". ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_April15-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/stars-shine-on-stage-for-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Apr 15, 2023 ### [Stars shine on stage for Easter Seals](https://blog.payworks.ca/stars-shine-on-stage-for-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) Our team members are always enthusiastic to share their time and talents for a good cause… even when those talents take them... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/stars-shine-on-stage-for-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/stars-shine-on-stage-for-easter-seals?hsLang=en-ca) [![Team volunteering at Ronald McDonald House. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_February-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/chili-bowls-for-chilly-days?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 04, 2023 ### [Chili Bowls for Chilly Days](https://blog.payworks.ca/chili-bowls-for-chilly-days?hsLang=en-ca) On a cold November afternoon, members of Payworks’ Marketing team met up at Ronald McDonald House Charities Manitoba to Pay... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/chili-bowls-for-chilly-days?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/chili-bowls-for-chilly-days?hsLang=en-ca) [![Four Payworks staff standing on a beach holding two garbage bags. Text reads, “pay it forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November12-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/first-annual-payworks-shoreline-cleanup?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 19, 2022 ### [­­­­First annual Payworks shoreline cleanup](https://blog.payworks.ca/first-annual-payworks-shoreline-cleanup?hsLang=en-ca) Litter affects water quality, is a health hazard and is often mistaken as food by wildlife. This past August, four Payworks... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/first-annual-payworks-shoreline-cleanup?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/first-annual-payworks-shoreline-cleanup?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks staff volunteering. Text reads, “pay it forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November13-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/fresh-start-new-perspective-the-united-way-sponsored-executive-experience?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 13, 2022 ### [Fresh start, new perspective: the United Way Sponsored Executive experience](https://blog.payworks.ca/fresh-start-new-perspective-the-united-way-sponsored-executive-experience?hsLang=en-ca) There’s something about the transition from summer to fall that calls for a fresh start. As adults, our “back to school” days may be (mostly) over. But for employees of Payworks and other organizations across Winnipeg, a change in routine - with the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/fresh-start-new-perspective-the-united-way-sponsored-executive-experience?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/fresh-start-new-perspective-the-united-way-sponsored-executive-experience?hsLang=en-ca) [Previous](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/1?hsLang=en-ca) [1](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/1?hsLang=en-ca) 2 [3](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/3?hsLang=en-ca) [Next](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/3?hsLang=en-ca) ![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20Stock%20Photography/Cavan%20-%20Arlee.png) ## Seeing is believing! Curious what better Canadian workforce management looks like in action (and how much time you could reclaim in your day-to-day)? Book a pressure-free, get-to-know you demo today. [REQUEST A DEMO](https://www.payworks.ca/landing-pages/campaigns/book-a-demo)