(Ottawa) The federal government has reached an agreement in a class action brought by casual and non-unionized employees regarding the Phoenix pay system.
Posted at 3:42 p.m.
Anja Karadeglija
The Canadian Press
Law firm Saraïlis Avocats says in a statement released Wednesday that casual workers, students and some short-term and part-time employees, as well as government appointees, are among those who can get individual payments .
He says problems with the government’s Phoenix system “have caused significant difficulties for many federal employees, affecting their daily lives and their personal finances.”
The firm did not specify the total amount of the agreement, but a document on its website indicates that employees can expect to receive a maximum amount of $175 or $350 per fiscal year.
The settlement will be submitted to the Superior Court of Quebec 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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