Can you believe it? Friday Feb 24 marks the first anniversary of Phoenix’s implementation. A year of anxiety and problems for public service professionals and the government.

That’s why we’re going to mark this sad anniversary with a Day of Action and a clear message that enough is enough! Fix Phoenix!

Print one of these posters and take a selfie with them. Post the selfie on your social media accounts. If you’re on Twitter, tag Minister Foote on the picture @Judy_Foote and use the hashtag #FixPhoenix

Dear Members,

We are pleased to share with you news that the Treasury Board is now directing all departments to issue salary advances to employees who are experiencing missing or reduced pay due to problems with the Phoenix pay system.

I held a press conference on January 12 to call for immediate action on this front. We are pleased that our union’s call for systems to help those facing hardship due to ongoing problems with Phoenix will now be better addressed.

Included here is the Treasury Board’s memo to Deputy Heads, which encourages them to use priority payments for people who are experiencing hardship due to pay problems. We had heard from members that they were suffering often because of a lack of access to emergency pay. We appreciate that, following our urging, the Treasury Board has taken steps to address this gap.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please call your regional office to speak to one of our Employment Relations Officers.

Better Together!

Debi

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release

Ottawa, January 12, 2017 – The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is calling on the federal government to introduce a separate pay system to deal with the most serious Phoenix pay problems and ensure federal employees are properly paid.

“Our members have waited far too long, and we’ve heard far too many horror stories,” said PIPSC President Debi Daviau. “Employees who are struggling with substantially reduced pay – or no pay at all – should be paid through a separate but parallel system until the problems with Phoenix are fixed and they can be reintegrated into the system.”

“We were promised that the shortcomings with emergency pay would be addressed,” added Daviau, “and that someone who has not been adequately paid could have access to salary advances. Right now, they have nothing. It’s been almost a year since the Phoenix fiasco was foisted on our members. The government’s calls for patience have grown unreasonable.”

PIPSC represents some 55,000 public-sector scientists and other professionals across the country, most of them employed by the federal government.

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For further information:
Johanne Fillion,
(613) 228-6310 ext 4953 (office)
or (613) 883-4900 (cell.),
jfillion@pipsc.ca

MEDIA ADVISORY : For Immediate Release

OTTAWA, January 11, 2017 – Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) President Debi Daviau will hold a press conference tomorrow on Parliament Hill about the Phoenix pay system’s ongoing problems and outline a key demand of the government.

When: January 12, 2017, 11:30 am
Where: Charles Lynch Room, 130S, Centre Block

PIPSC represents some 55,000 public-sector scientists and other professionals across the country, most of them employed by the federal government.

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For further information: Johanne Fillion (613) 228-6310 ext 4953 (office) or
(613) 883-4900 (cell.)
jfillion@pipsc.ca