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The federal government is going ahead with the second rollout of its new automated pay system to 67 more departments next week despite pleas from the employees at the New Brunswick pay centre to delay it.

Public Services and Procurement, which is leading the massive transformation, says the project can’t be delayed.

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On Thursday, the new Phoenix system will add 170,000 files to a congested and overloaded system that has left untold numbers of public servants unpaid, paid too much or paid too little.

One of the worst examples involves the Canadian Coast Guard, where many employees have complicated scheduling and pay rules around work at sea and in port. Several ships’ crew members have returned home after weeks at sea and found they weren’t paid and, as a result, utility cheques have bounced and their services have been cut off.

The union that represents the coast guard’s marine communication and traffic services officers says all 300 have faced some kind of pay problem since their files were transferred to Miramichi, N.B., last year.