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Public service pay issues persist weeks after fixes underway, union says
Public servants in Alberta are still encountering problems with their pay, weeks after the government said the issues were being addressed, according to the union that represents the workers.
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In its cruel aftermath, the disease that brought this barrage of death alters rituals of the grieving process. Families say goodbye by video, or in a brief moment at a hospital bed while dressed in personal protective equipment. Funerals are small and distanced.
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Posted: Jan 30, 2021 5:00 AM MT | Last Updated: January 30
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has filed a grievance against the Alberta government after public servants experienced pay problems for weeks.(Juris Graney/CBC)
CALGARY A new program introduced last month to take care of paying government workers isn t doing the job it should and employees are now short money, an Alberta union says. The software, called 1GX, was installed in December and the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) says it s causing chaos. It says the issues are reminiscent of Ottawa s Phoenix payroll system, which affected thousands of workers with the federal government. I know the UCP government likes to blame the federal government for all its woes, but this time it seems to have decided to mimic the problems created by Ottawa’s Phoenix payroll system, said Susan Slade, AUPE vice-president in a statement.