--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | SME (8) description: "SME | 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. (8)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/sme/page/8#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/sme/page/8#footer-en) [![What can a payroll platform tell you about your business? ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/What%20can%20a%20payroll%20platform%20actually%20tell%20you%20about%20your%20business.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 28, 2026 ### [What can a payroll platform tell you about your business?](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Payworks Workforce Analytics is built right into your existing platform, no separate system, no manual... 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If you’re looking for straightforward and centralized information on some of the province’s more unique and tricky-to-navigate payroll legislation, read on… because... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-enhance-the-way-you-manage-time?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-enhance-the-way-you-manage-time?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Watch: how to manage time off easily with Absence Management”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_July6.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-manage-time-off-easily-with-absence-management?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Jul 06, 2023 ### [Watch: Manage time off easily with Absence Management](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-manage-time-off-easily-with-absence-management?hsLang=en-ca) Your team works hard - and they deserve every last one of their vacation days! But with staff coming and going, it can be... 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There are two categories of deductions: statutory deductions that are government-mandated, such as federal, provincial and territorial tax; Canadian... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-do-it-better-online-payroll-deduction-calculator-edition?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-do-it-better-online-payroll-deduction-calculator-edition?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “It’s true! 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We’re here to help…”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_June.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-were-payroll-experts-so-you-dont-have-to-be?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 07, 2023 ### [Watch: We’re payroll experts so you don’t have to be](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-were-payroll-experts-so-you-dont-have-to-be?hsLang=en-ca) Whether you’re a seasoned payroll pro, brand-new to the industry, or a small business owner who (quite frankly) never wanted to deal with this stuff in the first place, there’s one thing upon which we bet you can all agree: payroll is complicated!... 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