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Feds pick three vendors to pilot Phoenix replacement projects

The government has chosen three companies to audition for the job of paying its employees as a replacement for the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system. “We have three vendors that have been selected through our process to date, and those three vendors will go forward with the public servants who are working on this project to […]

Public servants, feds inch closer to contracts with tentative agreements before election

A growing number of federal public service unions have made significant progress in their negotiations with the government, with many securing tentative agreements around wage increases and restitution from the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. Bargaining units within the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, representing scientists and professionals, have reached tentative agreements with […]

Bill C-262 too important to reconciliation for Senate delay

With the clock running out on the current session of Parliament, I’m paying close attention to whether the Senate passes a long overdue bill on reconciliation. Bill C-262 was approved by the House of Commons last year but it’s gotten held up in the Senate. What the bill does is set out a framework for […]

SAP Canada pitches NextGen plan to standardize human resources processes

As the federal government looks to replace its disastrous Phoenix pay system through its new “agile” procurement process, SAP Canada says it has a solution. SAP is behind the HR software used by the Canada Revenue Agency. The agency is known to have fewer pay problems and its system was suggested last year for a […]

Tentative Phoenix deal reached, but PSAC rejects feds’ offer

After two years of negotiations, the government and 16 federal public sector unions have reached a tentative deal to compensate bureaucrats for the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. However, the government’s offer was rejected by the largest union, the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The Phoenix pay system was supposed to streamline pay, but instead, public […]

Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

While the outgoing head of the public service positively portrayed the government’s shift to non-traditional office environments in his final annual report released earlier this month, some public service unions say the changes aren’t conducive to a good workspace, with some employees having no designated desks, leaving little space for personal belongings or accessibility accommodations. […]