Ottawa reaches agreement with employees on Phoenix payroll system

Photo: Ron Ward Archives The Canadian Press Hundreds of thousands of system-related problems have plagued the public service since 2016.

Anja Karadeglija – The Canadian Press in Ottawa

Published at 5:37 p.m.

• Canada

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The federal government has reached an agreement in a class action lawsuit brought by casual, non-unionized employees over the Phoenix pay system.

Law firm Saraïlis Avocats says in a statement Wednesday that casual workers, students and some short-term and part-time employees, as well as government appointees, are among those eligible for individual payments.

It says problems with the government’s Phoenix system “have created significant hardship for many federal public servants, affecting their daily lives and personal finances.”

The firm did not specify the total amount of the settlement, but a document on its website says employees can expect to receive a maximum of $175 or $350 per fiscal year.

The settlement will be submitted to the Quebec Superior Court for approval on February 18.

Hundreds of thousands of system-related problems have plagued the public service since 2016, and Ottawa aims to eliminate the backlog of problems by March 2025.

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