Phoenix pay centre backlog grew by 8,000 last month

In October the number of backlogged cases increased to 265,000.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, foreground, stands with Treasury Board President Scott Brison at a Phoenix-related press conference in October. The backlog of cases increased again this month by 8,000, bringing the total to 265,000 cases above normal workload at the Public Service Pay Centre.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

November 1, 2017

The backlog of public service pay cases went up by 8,000 in October, marking the third consecutive month of increases in the number of cases of public servants being overpaid, underpaid, or not paid at all under the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system. The number...

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