OTTAWA—The federal government could soon revert to using multiple pay systems to replace the Phoenix system it adopted more than three years ago in a costly, failed attempt to streamline how it pays its employees. More than half of those employees have been — and continue to be — directly affected by problems with the Phoenix system, being overpaid, underpaid or not paid at all. “All we ever wanted out of this is a working pay system and if that’s working pay systems, we’re OK with that, too,” said PIPSC president Debi Daviau, whose organization has been working with the government to find a replacement for Phoenix. The Harper Conservatives projected the Phoenix system would save taxpayers $70 million annually by streamlining the government’s multiple, antiquated pay programs. The cost of stabilizing Phoenix — and searching for a replacement system — is now estimated to have surpassed $1.1 billion.

Source: thestar June 12, 2019 18:00 UTC