Unions want feds to cough up a $75-million Phoenix contingency fund

A year into the federal government’s adoption of the problem-plagued payroll system, there’s still no ‘light at the end of the tunnel yet,' according to Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada President Debi Daviau.

Public Services and Procurement Canada Deputy Minister Marie Lemay told reporters on Feb. 22 that the government couldn't provide a new total cost for keeping several temporary pay centres open for the foreseeable future, but said it would be available 'soon.'The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

February 23, 2017

The three largest public service unions are calling on the federal government to earmark $75-million in the upcoming federal budget to create a Phoenix "contingency" fund for public service workers who continue to experience pay issues under the problem-plagued payroll system that launched one year ...

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