--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | COVID-19 description: "COVID-19 | 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." --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/covid-19#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/covid-19#footer-en) [![The payroll hub: one screen for every client’s payroll ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog-Banner-Payroll-Hub-EN.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 01, 2026 ### [The payroll hub: one screen for every client’s payroll](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways: We’ve purpose-built our workforce management platform for accountants, bookkeepers, and payroll... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [![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... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?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! 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Using the Payworks application, administrators can elect to distribute their employee’s tax forms electronically instead of providing printed copies. Going... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/for-your-remote-workforce-why-2020-is-the-year-to-go-paperless-for-year-end?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/for-your-remote-workforce-why-2020-is-the-year-to-go-paperless-for-year-end?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, "Vaccination tracker, policy development, touchless data capture and more". ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_January26_1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/vaccination-tracker-policy-development-touchless-data-capture-and-more-payworks-has-the-tools-for-the-ever-evolving-world-of-work?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 04, 2022 ### [Vaccination tracker, policy development, touchless data capture and more: Payworks has the tools for the ever-evolving world of work](https://blog.payworks.ca/vaccination-tracker-policy-development-touchless-data-capture-and-more-payworks-has-the-tools-for-the-ever-evolving-world-of-work?hsLang=en-ca) The world of work continues to evolve at what feels like light speed. Between the increased focus on health and safety,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/vaccination-tracker-policy-development-touchless-data-capture-and-more-payworks-has-the-tools-for-the-ever-evolving-world-of-work?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/vaccination-tracker-policy-development-touchless-data-capture-and-more-payworks-has-the-tools-for-the-ever-evolving-world-of-work?hsLang=en-ca) [![A cartoon of an office desk with a chair and a small filing cabinet to the left hand side. The desk is filled with boxes, binders and stacks of paper. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December2020_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/there-were-over-300-payroll-impacting-legislation-changes-this-year-heres-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 31, 2020 ### [There were over 300 payroll-impacting legislation changes this year – here’s how we can help](https://blog.payworks.ca/there-were-over-300-payroll-impacting-legislation-changes-this-year-heres-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) To say that 2020 was full of surprises would certainly be an understatement; in fact, there were over 300 payroll-impacting... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/there-were-over-300-payroll-impacting-legislation-changes-this-year-heres-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/there-were-over-300-payroll-impacting-legislation-changes-this-year-heres-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks holiday card with a clear blue sky and a family of three building a snowman. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Holiday_Post_December2020_Blog.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-a-holiday-video-that-is-so-2020-0?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 19, 2020 ### [WATCH: a holiday video that is "so 2020"](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-a-holiday-video-that-is-so-2020-0?hsLang=en-ca) ‘Twas the month before the holidays, when all through our homes, we racked our brains to develop a video (with a lot of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-a-holiday-video-that-is-so-2020-0?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/watch-a-holiday-video-that-is-so-2020-0?hsLang=en-ca) [![A wicker gift basket with lots of goodies inside it, wrapped in cellophane wrapping and an orange ribbon tied into a bow. The gift basket is on a wooden table and there is a sky blue background behind it. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December19.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-local-charitable-organizations-and-their-new-online-events?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 19, 2020 ### [Helping local charitable organizations and their new online events](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-local-charitable-organizations-and-their-new-online-events?hsLang=en-ca) Through all of the changes our society has faced within the COVID-19 pandemic, inspiration can be found in the innovation... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-local-charitable-organizations-and-their-new-online-events?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-local-charitable-organizations-and-their-new-online-events?hsLang=en-ca) [![An older man with glasses sitting at a home office desk with a laptop open in front of him and a bookshelf behind him. He’s on the phone and is looking down at some papers on his desk. There’s also a black and white dog sitting on his lap looking off into the distance. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December15.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-t4-boxes-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 15, 2020 ### [What you need to know about new T4 boxes for 2020](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-t4-boxes-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has added four new boxes to the T4 for reporting the employment income and retroactive... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-t4-boxes-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-t4-boxes-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman sitting in her home office with an open laptop on the left and one hand on the keyboard. She’s looking down to the right, pointing to reference a piece of paper. On the desk, there are orange sticky notes, a pair of reading glasses, a takeout coffee cup, and a notepad with some pens on it in front of her. There’s a large window behind her with some binders to the right of the window and a plant to the left of the window. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December3.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-t2200-basics-to-understand-in-the-year-of-remote-work?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 03, 2020 ### [Three T2200 basics to understand in the year of remote work](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-t2200-basics-to-understand-in-the-year-of-remote-work?hsLang=en-ca) As you may have read in the recent Year-End edition of The Works Magazine, the Canadian Payroll Association and the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada are consulting with relevant government agencies on how to most efficiently administer... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-t2200-basics-to-understand-in-the-year-of-remote-work?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/three-t2200-basics-to-understand-in-the-year-of-remote-work?hsLang=en-ca) [![A lady sitting at her kitchen table working with a laptop and a bunch of papers in front of her. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November18_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/year-end-reporting-what-you-need-to-know-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 18, 2020 ### [Year-end reporting: what you need to know for 2020](https://blog.payworks.ca/year-end-reporting-what-you-need-to-know-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) Last updated: Tuesday, November 24 Ready or not… here it comes! Year-end is right around the corner, and like the rest of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/year-end-reporting-what-you-need-to-know-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/year-end-reporting-what-you-need-to-know-for-2020?hsLang=en-ca) [![An update to our valued clients: from the desk of President & CEO JP Perron ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_October23_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/an-update-to-our-valued-clients-from-the-desk-of-president-ceo-jp-perron?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 23, 2020 ### [An update to our valued clients: from the desk of President & CEO JP Perron](https://blog.payworks.ca/an-update-to-our-valued-clients-from-the-desk-of-president-ceo-jp-perron?hsLang=en-ca) From the desk of Payworks' President and CEO JP Perron: It’s been several months since the COVID-19 pandemic first... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/an-update-to-our-valued-clients-from-the-desk-of-president-ceo-jp-perron?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/an-update-to-our-valued-clients-from-the-desk-of-president-ceo-jp-perron?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman wearing a sweater, tights and glasses with her hair pulled back in a pony tail, sitting on the floor of her living room with a couch in the background. She has a laptop open in front of her with pink sticky notes on the screen and a large book off to the side. She’s looking through papers off to the side of her laptop. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_October14_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-top-legislation-questions-answered?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 14, 2020 ### [Your top legislation questions… answered!](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-top-legislation-questions-answered?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks’ Service team is pleased to assist our valued clients each day on queries ranging from payroll basics to complex... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-top-legislation-questions-answered?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-top-legislation-questions-answered?hsLang=en-ca) [![Delivering food to front-line workers in Toronto. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Sept26_2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/taking-a-day-to-give-back-to-our-front-line-workers?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 26, 2020 ### [Taking a day to give back to our front-line workers](https://blog.payworks.ca/taking-a-day-to-give-back-to-our-front-line-workers?hsLang=en-ca) The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, including how we Pay it Forward. While still in accordance with social distancing measures, Payworks Client Service Representative Dominique McDonald displayed that there are still ways... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/taking-a-day-to-give-back-to-our-front-line-workers?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/taking-a-day-to-give-back-to-our-front-line-workers?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman waving goodbye to her computer. Text reads, “how to virtually manage employee departures”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Sept23.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/optimizing-the-employee-departure-process-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 23, 2020 ### [Optimizing the employee departure process in a remote environment](https://blog.payworks.ca/optimizing-the-employee-departure-process-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/optimizing-the-employee-departure-process-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/optimizing-the-employee-departure-process-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman sitting on a couch in her living room. She’s looking at her laptop and talking with her hands. The text reads “How to lead a team virtually”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_August26.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/strengthening-leadership-skills-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Aug 26, 2020 ### [Strengthening leadership skills in a remote environment](https://blog.payworks.ca/strengthening-leadership-skills-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) Whether by policy or preference, remote work is here to stay! Payworks’ #HRFromAfar series leverages the insights of our... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/strengthening-leadership-skills-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/strengthening-leadership-skills-in-a-remote-environment?hsLang=en-ca) [![Working from home. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_May1_Slider.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-successfully-work-from-home?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 17, 2020 ### [How to successfully work from home](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-successfully-work-from-home?hsLang=en-ca) While working from home isn’t out of the ordinary for some, never before have there been so many remote workers across... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-successfully-work-from-home?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-successfully-work-from-home?hsLang=en-ca) [![Find everything you need on the Payworks Home Screen. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_HomeScreen.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/searching-for-timely-payroll-and-hr-info-payworks-home-screen-has-everything-you-need?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | May 28, 2020 ### [Searching for timely payroll and HR info? Payworks' Home Screen has everything you need](https://blog.payworks.ca/searching-for-timely-payroll-and-hr-info-payworks-home-screen-has-everything-you-need?hsLang=en-ca) Since the beginning of March, we’ve been working hard to provide the most up-to-date information we can to you, our clients,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/searching-for-timely-payroll-and-hr-info-payworks-home-screen-has-everything-you-need?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/searching-for-timely-payroll-and-hr-info-payworks-home-screen-has-everything-you-need?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks Help Centre. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_HelpCentre-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-payworks-help-centre-is-providing-convenient-and-easy-access-to-info-and-resources-during-covid-19?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | May 25, 2020 ### [How Payworks' Help Centre is providing convenient and easy access to info and resources during COVID-19](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-payworks-help-centre-is-providing-convenient-and-easy-access-to-info-and-resources-during-covid-19?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks has a Help Centre for all things COVID-19 related, including a library of COVID-19 related articles and FAQs,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-payworks-help-centre-is-providing-convenient-and-easy-access-to-info-and-resources-during-covid-19?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-payworks-help-centre-is-providing-convenient-and-easy-access-to-info-and-resources-during-covid-19?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_TheWorksNewsletter.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/theworksnewsletter?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | May 14, 2020 ### [Get your copy of The Works Newsletter today](https://blog.payworks.ca/theworksnewsletter?hsLang=en-ca) The Works Newsletter is Payworks quarterly publication that offers news, articles and useful payroll resources to help you develop and manage your business in Canada. Our Spring Edition (available now!) has 24 pages full of insightful articles and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/theworksnewsletter?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/theworksnewsletter?hsLang=en-ca) 1 [2](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/covid-19/page/2?hsLang=en-ca) [Next](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/covid-19/page/2?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)