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Federal public servants held rallies in Ottawa and across the country Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the troubled Phoenix payroll system that has messed up so many of their paycheques.
The rallies came a day after the federal budget provided more money to fix Phoenix and to study the possibility of adopting a new payroll system.
The budget measures are encouraging, but don’t go far enough, said Robyn Benson, president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which organized the rallies.
The budget included another $431 million over six years to fix payroll problems. But Benson said it’s not clear whether the “compensation advisors” being hired to help sort out the problems will be permanent employees. “The devil is in the details,” she said in an interview.
The federal government also promised to amend tax law starting in 2018 to address a major complaint of public servants who have been overpaid. They will only have to pay back the net rather than the gross amount they owe, a change that PSAC and other unions had been lobbying for.
However, it’s not clear that all employees who were overpaid in 2016 and 2017 will be exempt from paying back the gross amount, said Benson.
PSAC will work with the federal government to solve Phoenix problems and study the possibility of a new payroll system, said Benson. “But we’ll hold their feet to the fire.”
Shirley Taylor was on hand to participate in the Public Service Alliance of Canada rally in front of the offices of Treasury Board president Scott Brison in Ottawa, February 28, 2018.
More than half of the nation’s 300,000 public servants have experienced problems with their pay.
“Enough is enough,” Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, told protesters at the Ottawa rally on Elgin Street in front of Treasury Board. “Our members, like all working Canadians, deserve to be paid accurately and on time.”
Protester Erica R., wearing a “Burnt by Phoenix” T-shirt, said she was forced to sell her house after not being paid for seven months while on sick leave.
She did not want her last name used for fear of being disciplined for criticizing her employer.
Erica said she borrowed money from family and friends, but could not stay financially afloat. She said she returned to work two months earlier than her doctor recommended after a surgery because she was desperate to get paid. “When you have no money, when you are trying to live without money, even for a couple of months, you just become crazy.”
She’s getting paid regularly now, but Erica said she has no idea if it’s the correct amount or how much she’s owed in back pay. “I’m afraid to go and ask.”
She’s had to see a psychologist for stress. “The last two years are the worst two years in my whole life.”
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The rallies came a day after the federal budget provided more money to fix Phoenix and to study the possibility of adopting a new payroll system.
The budget measures are encouraging, but don’t go far enough, said Robyn Benson, president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which organized the rallies.
The budget included another $431 million over six years to fix payroll problems. But Benson said it’s not clear whether the “compensation advisors” being hired to help sort out the problems will be permanent employees. “The devil is in the details,” she said in an interview.
The federal government also promised to amend tax law starting in 2018 to address a major complaint of public servants who have been overpaid. They will only have to pay back the net rather than the gross amount they owe, a change that PSAC and other unions had been lobbying for.
However, it’s not clear that all employees who were overpaid in 2016 and 2017 will be exempt from paying back the gross amount, said Benson.
PSAC will work with the federal government to solve Phoenix problems and study the possibility of a new payroll system, said Benson. “But we’ll hold their feet to the fire.”
Shirley Taylor was on hand to participate in the Public Service Alliance of Canada rally in front of the offices of Treasury Board president Scott Brison in Ottawa, February 28, 2018.
More than half of the nation’s 300,000 public servants have experienced problems with their pay.
“Enough is enough,” Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, told protesters at the Ottawa rally on Elgin Street in front of Treasury Board. “Our members, like all working Canadians, deserve to be paid accurately and on time.”
Protester Erica R., wearing a “Burnt by Phoenix” T-shirt, said she was forced to sell her house after not being paid for seven months while on sick leave.
She did not want her last name used for fear of being disciplined for criticizing her employer.
Erica said she borrowed money from family and friends, but could not stay financially afloat. She said she returned to work two months earlier than her doctor recommended after a surgery because she was desperate to get paid. “When you have no money, when you are trying to live without money, even for a couple of months, you just become crazy.”
She’s getting paid regularly now, but Erica said she has no idea if it’s the correct amount or how much she’s owed in back pay. “I’m afraid to go and ask.”
She’s had to see a psychologist for stress. “The last two years are the worst two years in my whole life.”
jmiller@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JacquieAMiller
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