Acting pay is a complication that runs deep in the public service

A technically simplified pay system is in the works to replace Phoenix. But what about the way acting pay is used? Can that be changed, too?
Anita Anand
Acting pay is on the wish list of issues that Treasury Board—which is overseen by Anita Anand—and the unions hope to hash out when they meet for an unprecedented round of bargaining to simplify the myriad of rules in collective agreements.

The pay bump that comes from temporarily filling in for senior colleagues is deeply rooted in the culture of Canada’s public service, a staple for thousands of bureaucrats in a way not seen in other sectors.

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