Phoenix backlog up by 70,000 cases, but 54,000 collective agreement cases are priority

The government is blaming the jump on the three pay periods between Oct. 18 and Nov. 29, as well as 44,000 reassessed cases determined to have affected the amount public servants were paid.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured with Treasury Board President Scott Brison at an October press conference, has been given a mandate to fix the Phoenix pay system. The backlog grew another 70,000 cases between Oct. 18 and Nov. 29. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

December 15, 2017

A new Phoenix pay system update shows there remain 54,000 open cases related to collective agreements yet to be processed, signalling the lingering backlog will probably continue for several months. There were 335,000 cases beyon...

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