Public Service Canada

• ‘We aren’t allowed to laugh around here’: Is this civil servant the worst boss ever?

  A director at the Correctional Service of Canada repeatedly screamed at employees under her watch, a new report has found, creating an "environment of fear."

  Politics

  Mar 20, 2018
  
• With Phoenix pay system fix potentially costing $1B, union says time to pull the plug

  One of Canada's largest public sector unions held an update on the Phoenix pay system on Tuesday in Ottawa. Their solution? Scrap it.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2017
  
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• Watchdog flags privacy breaches in Phoenix pay system

  In his annual report tabled today, privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien found at least 11 breaches occurred and the personal information included names and salary information.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2017
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• Government email project still stalled after five years, $100 million spent

  Internal documents obtained by Global News show the federal government's effort to 'transform' its email systems has been a disaster, and it's not over yet.

  Politics

  Sep 10, 2017
• Phoenix pay problems spike again amid retroactive labour deals, summer hiring

  After chipping away for months, the hefty backlog of underpaid or unpaid federal employees surged 10 per cent last month.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2017
• Government takes new approach to fixing Phoenix pay system

  After more than a year of technical problems and stubborn backlogs, the Liberal government is changing its approach to fixing Phoenix.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2017
• Min. Judy Foote takes leave of absence ‘for personal and family reasons’

  Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote is taking a leave of absence from her job, the Prime Minister's office announced on Thursday afternoon.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2017
• $4.8M in performance pay awarded in department responsible for Phoenix pay system

  Executives in the department that oversees the beleaguered Phoenix pay system received just under $5 million in bonuses over the past year, even as thousands of public servants were dealing with ongoing pay problems.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2017
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• ‘Is he going to hit me?’ Government executive abused staff, watchdog confirms

  A federal watchdog says a high-ranking executive who worked at the Public Health Agency of Canada should face disciplinary action after screaming, swearing and reducing employees to tears.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2017