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The problems with the Phoenix pay system continue.

At a recent news conference government officials said an estimated 80,000 public servants have been affected by pay issues.

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The Department of National Defence has a number of those cases.

Here is whast Capt. Paul Finnemore told Defence Watch about the situation:

“DND has more than 7000 identified cases of employees experiencing issues with their pay (note: this is 7000 cases, not necessarily 7000 employees). More than 70 per cent of these cases are issues with overtime pay and have not affected employees regular pay.

Other issues include pay for students, new hires, employees returning to work after a period of leave without pay, and a variety of other issues.

DND employees experiencing pay issues are dealing directly with the Pay Centre following the established Public Service Procurement Canada escalation process. Most cases are being resolved in this manner.

DND is committed to supporting their employees and managers through this transition. Emergency salary advances are available to employees who require them. Employees can access the “Resolve a Pay Issue” page on the internal website to request a salary advance. As of July 16, a total of 693 Emergency Salary Advances have been issued.”