Client: National Bank
Challenge: Navigating complex and evolving employment laws across Canada
Solution: Compliance Works intuitive HR/legal software
Outcome: Simplified HR compliance across Canada
The Challenge
For HR leaders in organizations operating across multiple Canadian provinces, staying compliant with employment law is an ongoing struggle. With ever-evolving laws and multiple legislative frameworks across employment standards, occupational health and safety, human rights, privacy and more – compliance is no small feat.
Before adopting Compliance Works, the HR team at a national bank relied on time-consuming manual research, outdated references, and sporadic legal updates. As a result, it faced:
- Gaps in policy coverage
- Delays in identifying legal changes
- Over-reliance on legal counsel for routine interpretation
- Inefficient policy development and harmonization
The bank needed a better way to manage risk, reduce research time, and respond quickly to change.
The Compliance Works Solution
Compliance Works is a subscription-based software platform that provides plain-language summaries of legal requirements across all Canadian jurisdictions. Updated daily, it covers:
- Employment Standards
- Health & Safety
- Human Rights
- Accessibility
- Privacy
- Pay Equity
- Official Languages
With features like 3600+ plain language summaries, automated legislative updates, reminders of upcoming changes, customizable reports, jurisdictional comparisons, and interactive checklists, Compliance Works became the central tool for this HR team’s compliance.
Compliance Works Provides Business Results
- Drafted a National Leave Policy in One Day: The team consolidated 140 leave of absence entitlements into a single, compliant Leave of Absence Policy across all jurisdictions. What would have taken 4–5 days of manual research took less than a day with Compliance Works.
- Reduced 4-Hour Research Task to 5 Minutes: When reviewing provincial training requirements around harassment and violence, Compliance Works generated a complete, province-specific compliance report in under 5 minutes—a task that previously required hours of manual searching.
- Real-Time Change Tracking and Team Communication: Using the amendment tracker, the team receives alerts as soon as relevant legal changes arise. Summaries prepared by Compliance Works form the basis for internal HR communications and briefings to management.
“The plain language summaries help us all get on the same page quickly. I use them during meetings to guide our discussions around the legal context.”
- Simplified Complex Regulatory Changes: When Quebec amended the Charter of the French Language, Compliance Works’ side-by-side comparison tool made it easy to generate a regulatory impact assessment, freeing up the team’s time to focus on implementation planning rather than legislative interpretation.
- Fundamental to the Compliance Program: With 250+ legislative changes tracked in the last year alone, Compliance Works has become a core part of the organization’s compliance infrastructure. Features like automated reminders and clear summaries ensure the team never misses a key update.
“Compliance Works is now a fundamental part of our compliance program. It saves us hours, improves accuracy, and reduces our reliance on already overburdened internal legal counsel.”
Beyond Compliance: Strategic Enablement
Compliance Works has empowered the team to:
- Synchronize HR policies across parent and subsidiary companies
- Support due diligence for mergers & acquisitions
- Enhance internal initiatives like pay equity compliance and pandemic response
- Replace static tools like Ethidex with a dynamic, real-time solution
- Build and maintain trust with leadership through accurate and timely guidance
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The Bottom Line
For HR teams managing complex, multi-jurisdictional compliance in Canada, Compliance Works is more than a software — it’s a strategic partner. It enables HR leaders to move from reactive compliance management to proactive planning and policy development.
The result?
Faster decisions, better communication, reduced risk — giving HR more time to focus on the people behind the policies and lead.
Contact us to Request a Demo or email us at info@complianceworks.ca to learn how a subscription to Compliance Works can help your HR team succeed.
