Feds aim to clear 112,000 Phoenix backlog cases by fiscal year-end, but unions call efforts ‘too little too late’

Ottawa says it is working to fix the costly and problem-plagued Phoenix pay system, but the unions say they have 'heard this before.'

Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, gives an update on the government’s efforts to replace the Phoenix pay system at a July press conference.The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

October 3, 2024

The federal government says it is setting “aggressive targets” to clear about 112,000 public servant payment claims by March 2025, but one union says the ongoing delay and current backlog shows it's time for new talks about additional compensation for damages r...

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