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Union chief demands inquiry into Canada’s Phoenix pay scandal; AEC launches disinformation register: policy & delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Head of Canadian public service union calls for inquiry into Phoenix pay disaster
- Posted March 10, 2022
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New claims process for staff affected by Phoenix pay failure
A new claims process for federal employees affected by the troubled Phoenix payroll system has been launched by the Canadian government. The new compensation scheme is being implemented “in recognition of
- Posted February 10, 2020
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Canada appoints partners to replace Phoenix pay system
The Canadian government has appointed three tech vendors to test the options for replacing its doomed Phoenix pay system. Last year, the Ottawa administration announced that it would scrap Phoenix and
- Posted June 19, 2019
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Auditor brands Canada’s Phoenix pay system an ‘incomprehensible failure’
Canada’s auditor general has branded the Phoenix pay system an “incomprehensible failure” that is a symptom of a “much deeper cultural issue” within the federal government. Michael Ferguson called on
- Posted June 6, 2018
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Canada launches new drive to clear Phoenix pay back-log
A pilot programme that has hastened clearance of the civil service pay back-logs caused by the ill-fated Phoenix system is to be rolled out across all Canadian federal government departments.
- Posted May 14, 2018
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Canadian unions seek damages after axing of Phoenix pay system
The Canadian federal government has opened talks with unions on compensating public servants for the stress caused by the beleaguered Phoenix pay system. In a joint letter submitted in mid-February,
- Posted April 2, 2018
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Canada plans to replace Phoenix pay system
The Canadian government has announced plans to replace the beleaguered Phoenix pay system, blamed for making errors in calculating the pay of tens of thousands of public servants. It has
- Posted March 1, 2018
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Canadian unions call for Phoenix pay system to be ditched
A civil service union has called on the Canadian federal government to scrap its troubled Phoenix pay system and build a replacement in-house. The call from the Professional Institute of
- Posted November 16, 2017
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Canadian government races to collect Phoenix overpayments as deadline looms
Canada’s federal government is racing to recoup an estimated C$552m (US$433m) in overpayments made to employees as a result of the botched Phoenix pay system before they must be written
- Posted February 1, 2022
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Tax reprieve for Canadians reporting Phoenix overpayments
The Canadian government has promised that civil servants overpaid by the beleaguered Phoenix system will not be required to undergo a lengthy tax reclamation process – as long as they
- Posted January 10, 2018
