In April, the Ottawa-based commerce company told workers they would be able to choose how much of their pay they wanted to receive in salary and in stock. It is now pushing back the switch from July to September, sources told The Globe and Mail. Shopify’s new compensation plan is “designed to give employees more flexibility and choice,” said spokesperson Alex Lyons in a statement to The Logic, calling it a “massive undertaking that needs to be designed with consideration and rigour to meet various legal and regulatory requirements.” The program will be rolled out “as planned” in the fall, he said.(The Globe and Mail, The Logic)

Talking point: Shopify’s stock-based compensation is worth a lot less than when the company hired thousands of workers last year—and that’s reportedly led employees to quit. The Globe also reported Wednesday that Shopify had laid off at least 50 staff, partly over pay issues. Lyons said “no employees have been exited from Shopify due to compensation,” but did not directly answer The Logic’s questions about whether the firm had cut staff. Shopify remains one of Canada’s largest tech employers, ending 2021 with over 10,000 employees.