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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...

Text reads, “Penalties for incorrect YTDs can be costly; here’s how to stay on top of yours”.

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....

Text reads, “Peace of mind for year-end: We’re with you every step of the way”.

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...

Text reads, “Handy checklist for year-end payroll processing”.

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...

Small business owners: here’s why you need a payroll solution.

Resources | Oct 20, 2025

How small biz owners can solve the puzzle of payroll

Small business owners, we see you wearing a whole lot of hats: salesperson, customer service pro, payroll admin and many more (usually all in the same day)! And this means there are a lot of moving parts to stay on top of… especially when it comes...

Take your biz to the next level by outsourcing the stress and investing in success.

Resources | Oct 08, 2025

From chaos to confidence: the payroll partnership that pays off

You know how two seemingly opposing things can be true at the same time? If you’re a small business owner, of course you do...

Franchisees, employee retention starts from day one. We can help.

Resources | Sep 11, 2025

How franchisees can de-stress & improve retention by engaging new hires upfront

Picture this: you’ve only been open for an hour, and the store’s already gone from “busy” to “chaotic” (which is no surprise...

Unique payroll? No problem! Here are 5 ways we’ve got accountants & bookkeepers covered.

Resources | Aug 20, 2025

Unique payroll? No problem. Here are five ways we’ve got accountants and bookkeepers covered

It’s no secret to us that Canadian accountants and bookkeepers are often the unsung heroes behind accurate and timely...

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...