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Resources | Nov 06, 2023

The ins and outs of banking overtime in Canada

Have you heard about “time banks”, “banked time”, “banking overtime”, or “overtime banks”, but are uncertain on the specific payroll legislation that applies to your business? Payworks is here to help! Our clients love our one-to-one service model...

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Culture | Nov 03, 2023

Half a million reasons to smile: we raised $500K for United Way

Payworks’ national United Way Workplace Campaign reached new heights and an incredibly significant milestone this year!...

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

Resources | Nov 01, 2023

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...

Text reads, “The Québec Budget Plan: what you need to know now (and later!)”.

Resources | Oct 13, 2023

Dig into the Québec Budget Plan: what’s in place, what’s coming soon

If you’re a Québec-based business or an organization with employees working in Québec, you may have already caught this past...

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Resources | Sep 22, 2023

Health & wellness biz: explore time-saving payroll & HR solutions

When your nine-to-five (and often beyond) is all about your clients’ health and wellness, it can be all-too-easy to let your...

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Innovation | Sep 20, 2023

Payroll professionals: empower yourself with analytics

Have you ever been intrigued by the story your organization’s data is telling you as you process the business’ payroll? From...

Text reads, “How accurate, professional payroll increases employee retention & satisfaction”.

Resources | Sep 18, 2023

Increasing employee retention and satisfaction with accurate, professional payroll

It seems like common sense that payroll accuracy would contribute to your team’s engagement and sense of security – hello, employee retention! However, the opposite is also true: errors in an employee’s paycheque can make them feel undervalued and...

Text reads, “Payroll; Journal entry integration – why your business (or accountant) needs it”.

Innovation | Sep 11, 2023

Tired of the journal entry download-upload dance? There’s an integration for that!

There are many intricacies when it comes to running the books for a business. Whether you’re a business owner doing it...

Text reads, “Alberta payroll compliance”.

Resources | Sep 05, 2023

Your guide to unique and tricky-to-navigate Alberta payroll legislation

Calling all Alberta-based businesses – or organizations with employees in Alberta! If you’re looking for straightforward and...

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Resources | Aug 09, 2023

Book Lovers Day: Recos from Amanda, one of our Marketing stars

Be honest: is your brain feeling a little fuzzy after the past few weeks of summertime sun? Yep, ours too. Thankfully, today...

Text reads, “British Columbia payroll compliance”.

Resources | Jul 17, 2023

Navigating British Columbia payroll legislation? Let us help you!

If you’re a British Columbia (BC)-based business, or an organization with employees in BC, you likely have questions about a few BC-specific payroll legislative components. We get it! Legislative requirements differ between provinces and territories...