— The federal government is trying to hit the reset button on its two-year-old bid to repair and replace the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. Federal cabinet minister Carla Qualtrough was dispatched Friday to northeastern New Brunswick, where she officially opened the centralized Public Service Pay Centre, which processes paycheques for 300,000 federal employees in 46 departments. More than half of all federal employees have experienced pay problems since Phoenix was brought online, the government has confirmed. Morneau has also earmarked more than $400 million to deal with the backlog, bringing the total allocated to the pay project so far to nearly $1 billion. “It’s impossible to overstate the importance of the Public Service Pay Centre and the effect that it is having on the economy and social fabric of our beautiful community,” she said.

Source: National Post May 04, 2018 14:42 UTC