What PSAC is doing
The PSAC is taking a number of high level steps to push for the earliest possible fixes to the problems at the Phoenix Pay System:
- Regular meetings with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) management
- Letter-writing campaign to PSPC Minister Judy Foote proposing high level intervention from the government to fix the problems
- Filing a policy grievance to address the problems with training, workload and other adverse impacts on the compensation workers in Miramichi
- Filing an unfair labour practice complaint with the labour relations board with respect to the new system’s failure to pay employees on time and accurately
What Members should do
By following these steps, most employees will have their issues resolved more quickly than going through the departmental grievance process.
- Contact your manager to confirm your paperwork was sent to the Pay Centre. If it was not, acquire the paperwork to request a salary advance and follow up with your manager to send the paperwork. It is also important that you advise your human resources department right away.
- If the paperwork was sent, call the Pay Centre at 1-855-686-4729 to speak to an agent about your file.
- If the compensation advisor doesn’t follow up within three days or you are unsatisfied with their response, contact the Client Satisfaction Bureau.
- Send us an email at info@une-sen.org so that we can work together with the employer and make certain our members are being paid. Please have members email details of their issue, their PRI number and a short statement indicating they consent to the union sharing their information with PSPC.
Specific hardship cases
The Pay Centre is experiencing a particularly high level of problems processing pay for more vulnerable employees, such as those on gradual return to work from Sun Life due to disability, those on maternity and parental leave, and new hires. In these cases, grievances should be actively considered for any member who suffers serious financial damages.
If you believe a member needs to file such a grievance, please contact your UNE regional team.