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Innovation | Apr 23, 2024

Tracking employee time doesn’t have to be complicated – we promise!

How can you track employee time? The options are seemingly endless, but some are much more efficient than others… especially when it comes to your team’s unique requirements. When you have staff members who start at different times or a mobile team...

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Resources | Apr 22, 2024

Victoria Day statutory holiday legislation round up

As the day that gives “May Long Weekend” its (unofficial) name, Victoria Day is a holiday to which many of us look forward –...

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Resources | Apr 16, 2024

Province of employment: changes from the CRA and Revenu Québec

Do you have staff working from home across Canada? If you have a remote work agreement with one or more of your full-time...

Resources | Apr 08, 2024

Questions about Québec payroll legislation? We’ve got you covered!

If you’re a Québec-based business, or an organization with employees in Québec, you likely have questions about a few...

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Media | Mar 28, 2024

Life at Payworks: “People can be comfortably themselves”

We get it – there are so many wonderful Canadian businesses where you can choose to build your career (many of which are...

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Resources | Mar 25, 2024

What you need to know for tax filing season: updates to Form T2200

In January 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) updated Form T2200, Declaration of Conditions of Employment, for the 2023...

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Media | Mar 15, 2024

Life at Payworks: Paying it forward in our communities

We get it – there are so many wonderful Canadian businesses where you can choose to build your career (many of which are clients and partners of ours, incidentally!), and it can be hard to know what life is really like at any of them. That’s why our...

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Resources | Mar 11, 2024

NL paid holidays explained: St. Patrick’s Day & St. George’s Day

The topics of statutory or public holidays often top the list of questions frequently asked of our in-house experts. That’s...

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Resources | Mar 07, 2024

Daylight Savings Time and the payroll impact on overnight staff

Daylight Savings Time (DST): whether you love “falling back” into an extra hour of sleep, dread “springing forward” an hour...

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Resources | Mar 04, 2024

Explained: Good Friday and Easter Monday stat holiday legislation

In Canada, not all employees are entitled to the same days off work – whether or not businesses are closed for a federal,...

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Media | Feb 24, 2024

Life at Payworks: Doing what you love

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Resources | Feb 15, 2024

Not-for-profits: reclaim time with affordable payroll and HR support

We get it – if you’re helping to run the show at a not-for-profit organization, you’re likely getting pulled in a hundred...

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Media | Feb 09, 2024

Payworks selected as Deluxe Canada’s exclusive payroll conversion and referral partner

Payworks is thrilled to have been selected by Deluxe Canada as its exclusive Canadian payroll conversion and referral...

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Resources | Feb 01, 2024

Statutory holiday information for the Third Monday in February

If you’re a Canadian payroll practitioner or business owner, we’re sure you already know that it’s common for statutory...

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Resources | Jan 22, 2024

What employers need to know about Manitoba payroll legislation – including important changes for 2024!

Paying employees accurately sounds like it should be a straightforward task… but complex legislation can make it trickier to...

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Resources | Jan 12, 2024

Three year-end legislation changes to keep in mind heading into 2024

The New Year is here, which means your year-end payroll processing to-dos are ramping up. Flipping the calendar’s page also...

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Resources | Jan 04, 2024

New Year: time to mark your calendar with the 2024 statutory holiday schedule

Staying on top of the upcoming statutory holiday schedule is important to ensure your organization is adhering to legislated time off for staff, applying holiday pay rates, and planning around any impacts to payroll-processing dates so your team is...

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