Action was taken by the Veterans Affairs employees executive – Debi Buell, Valerie Quinn, Bonnie Biggar, Vicki Bryenton, Barry Parsons and Priscilla Giroux – along with members of Local 90001 who belong to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at the headquarters building.
It was one year ago that the Liberal government rolled out the new consolidated payroll system for the federal public service.
RELATED: Phoenix pay system still causing headaches for federal public sector
According to the unions, since then thousands of workers have been paid incorrectly or, in some cases, not at all.
“This has caused financial hardship and stress for these workers,’’ the unions stated in a press release. “And many more worry every pay day if they will be the next victim of the Phoenix debacle.
“The Phoenix debacle was not an accident; it was the result of a series of conscious decisions by the former and current federal government.’’
As the largest union representing federal government employees, PSAC has been working with the government to help fix Phoenix and find solutions to alleviate the negative impact this pay system has on its members.
Through its work, it has become clear that federal departments and agencies require additional human resource capacity, as well as continuous training, in order to adjust to the changes required by Phoenix.
PSAC is urging government to include a $75 million Phoenix contingency fund in the upcoming federal budget. Departments and agencies could draw from this fund to respond to problems and adjust to the new pay input structure so that essential pay information is entered correctly and consistently.
In turn, this will increase the government’s capacity to ensure federal public service workers are paid correctly and on time.
Action was taken by the Veterans Affairs employees executive – Debi Buell, Valerie Quinn, Bonnie Biggar, Vicki Bryenton, Barry Parsons and Priscilla Giroux – along with members of Local 90001 who belong to the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at the headquarters building.
It was one year ago that the Liberal government rolled out the new consolidated payroll system for the federal public service.
RELATED: Phoenix pay system still causing headaches for federal public sector
According to the unions, since then thousands of workers have been paid incorrectly or, in some cases, not at all.
“This has caused financial hardship and stress for these workers,’’ the unions stated in a press release. “And many more worry every pay day if they will be the next victim of the Phoenix debacle.
“The Phoenix debacle was not an accident; it was the result of a series of conscious decisions by the former and current federal government.’’
As the largest union representing federal government employees, PSAC has been working with the government to help fix Phoenix and find solutions to alleviate the negative impact this pay system has on its members.
Through its work, it has become clear that federal departments and agencies require additional human resource capacity, as well as continuous training, in order to adjust to the changes required by Phoenix.
PSAC is urging government to include a $75 million Phoenix contingency fund in the upcoming federal budget. Departments and agencies could draw from this fund to respond to problems and adjust to the new pay input structure so that essential pay information is entered correctly and consistently.
In turn, this will increase the government’s capacity to ensure federal public service workers are paid correctly and on time.
