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The federal government’s annual employee survey shows that 72 per cent of public servants have been affected by Phoenix pay problems.

The massive survey canvassed more than 180,000 public servants last year on a wide range of subjects, including job satisfaction, management, harassment, discrimination, stress and pay problems.

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Only one-quarter (25 per cent) of public servants reported being unaffected by issues with the Phoenix pay system; another 32 per cent said they were affected to a small extent.

Of those who were affected, a significant majority (59 per cent) said they had experienced a new Phoenix-related issue during the previous year. An almost equal number (56 per cent) said they still had unresolved pay problems.

The 2019 Public Service Employee Survey also found that more than half (51 per cent) of respondents said that concerns about Phoenix-related problems affected their decisions to change jobs within the public service. Many (74 per cent) cited pay-related issues as an ongoing source of stress.