Blog - On payroll & platform

  • Adjust a closed payroll without calling support



    Need to adjust a closed payroll? You can now do this yourself; Simply access the adjustment feature for the correct pay period in payroll screen, re-calculate deductions and post the update. 

    15 Jul 2014

  • ON minimum wage $11 from June 1

    Ontario minimum wage increases effective 1 June 2014:


    Minimum Wage Rate

    Effective June 1, 2014

    General Minimum Wage

    $11.00 per hour

    Student Minimum Wage

    $10.30 per hour

    Liquor Servers Minimum Wage

    $9.55 per hour

    Hunting and Fishing Guides
    Minimum Wage

    $55.00
    Rate for working less than five consecutive hours in a day

    $110.00
    Rate for working five or more hours in a day whether or not the hours are consecutive

    Homeworkers Wage

    $12.10 per hour


    Visit ON Ministry of Labour for full details

    03 Jun 2014

  • Keep joins PRO



    We are pleased to welcome Keep Accounting to PRO. Keep is one of Canada's leading Xero partners and offers a fresh approach to bookkeeping and accounting. To find out more how you never have to worry about your accounting or bookkeeping again, visit their website.

    23 May 2014

  • EDR updated




    User defined Earnings, Deductions and Reimbursement updated with deeper customization and settings options filtered by selected EDR type.

    21 Apr 2014

  • NetSuite integration update



    Option added to export to NetSuite as �Journal Entry� eliminating the need to connect each employee. This option exports as a single consolidate journal, grouped by �Team� field in Employee Setup, and grouped by employees.
    Export as �Journal Entry� setting is required for integrating NetSuite and TribeHr with the same SimplePay account.
    For more details, refer to integration guide:
    www.simplepay.ca/canada_payroll/help/guides/netsuite_manual.php

    18 Apr 2014

  • TribeHR add-on released


    TribeHR, a NetSuite company, is the pioneer of the industry�s first social HR platform. The innovative, unified HR suite, lets you focus more on what you do best, and less on the things that get in your way. SimplePay and TribeHR imports and exports employees, and keeps their data in sync.
    Find out more with the integration guide
    Visit TribeHR website

    04 Mar 2014

  • Managing Reduced EI Premiums



    Are your employees covered  by an approved plan qualified for reduced EI premiums? This new update adds the option to set EI premiums at reduced rate, and payout 5/12 to the employees. Reduced EI rate received in the middle of the year? SimplePay will auto calculate and implement retroactive remittance adjustments.

    Ref: Your responsibilities once EI premium reduction is granted:
    www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/cs/prp/0200/0200_060.shtml

    28 Jan 2014

  • Liveca joins PRO


    We are pleased to welcome Liveca Chartered Accountants [Toronto, ON] as a Pro Partner. Liveca is the largest online and paperless CA firm in Canada and provides fixed-fee accounting solutions for all Canadians. 

    23 Dec 2013