Treasury Board President Joyce Murray says three companies will develop and test potential human-resources and pay-system pilot projects for federal workers. Continue reading →

The cost of building and putting in place a new pay system for federal civil servants should pale in comparison to the cost of stabilizing the failed Phoenix system. Continue reading →

The Public Service Alliance of Canada — the civil service’s biggest union — has walked away from talks aimed at reaching new contracts affecting more than 100,000 workers. Continue reading →

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says the government is offering general compensation of just 1.25 days of paid leave per year, for four years. Continue reading →

Civil servants this month are marking three years since the initial roll-out of Phoenix, which resulted in more than half of all federal employees being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all. Continue reading →

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau entered the Delta Hotel Edmonton South on Wednesday evening, he was greeted by dozens of protesters bringing attention to the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. Continue reading →

The Phoenix system, launched two years ago as an efficient way to pay government employees, has since caused headaches to employees who have been overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all. Continue reading →

Senators studying how to fix the Phoenix pay system debacle did not ask any of the executives in charge of the failed rollout to appear before them. Continue reading →

The government is looking at a “tiered” approach to compensation, where every civil servant receives something and those who have been more grievously affected by the pay debacle receive more, said the source. Continue reading →

A newly released federal report estimates the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system has already cost government coffers more than $1 billion and could require an additional $500 million a year until it is fixed. Continue reading →