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Phoenix News

Updates

February
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February

Phoenix overpayments: more letters expected this year, and how PSAC is taking action [1]

We are in the second year of the government’s aggressive and heavy-handed plan to recover overpayments caused by Phoenix.

October
5

5
October

Do you know a retired or former federal public service worker? They may be entitled to $2,500 [2]

Thousands of retired and former PSAC members are eligible for up to $2,500 in Phoenix general damages but may not know they can make a claim.

September
29

29
September

PSAC working to address taxation of Phoenix damages [3]

PSAC is working with the Minister of National Revenue to establish a process to resolve the taxation of Phoenix damages.

September
1

1
September

PSAC files policy grievances over Phoenix overpayment recovery [4]

PSAC has filed policy grievances against Treasury Board, Parks Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for their heavy-handed mismanagement of the Phoenix overpayment process.

June
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30
June

Phoenix overpayment letters: Keep an eye out for overpayments that are over six years old [5]

The rushed Phoenix overpayment recovery plan launched earlier this year by the employer is already producing major errors and misleading information. Some overpayment recovery letters sent by the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Pay Centre contain amounts that the employer has no legal recourse to recover as they are outside of the six-year limitation period.

April
13

13
April

UPDATE: Have you received a Phoenix overpayment letter? Here’s what you need to know [6]

In the fall of 2021, the Public Service Pay Centre launched the recovery process for Phoenix overpayments for thousands of PSAC members they believe were overpaid by the Phoenix pay system in 2016.

March
11

11
March

Behind the pay problems: 'It feels like there’s a sword hanging over my head’ [7]

When Tristan Drozdiak received $15,000 in lump sum payments in 2018 compensating him for two years of underpayments, he assumed he could leave his Phoenix nightmare behind him. But four years later, his future is anything but certain after receiving a letter claiming he now owes $3,000 in overpayments.

March
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4
March

Phoenix: We’ve helped more than 10,000 members and counting [8]

Every day, PSAC members come to our Phoenix team for help with their pay issues when they have nowhere else to turn.

March
4

4
March

Behind the pay problems: Non-stop Phoenix issues forced former member to quit her dream job [9]

After years of hard work, Sue Genereux earned her dream job — a coveted investigator position with the Transportation Safety Board. But more than two years of consistent Phoenix pay issues made the PSAC-UCTE member anxious and unsure if she could reliably support her family.

March
1

1
March

PSAC members urged to file individual tax appeals for Phoenix damages [10]

PSAC is encouraging members to fight for Phoenix general damages compensation to be tax-free by filing individual tax appeals to the Canada Revenue Agency this tax season.

February
24

24
February

Phoenix 6th anniversary: PSAC calls for urgent action, ongoing compensation [11]

On the sixth anniversary of the Phoenix pay disaster, PSAC is calling on the federal government to take urgent action – including providing ongoing damages compensation – to address the pay issues

December
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16
December

Phoenix general damages finally open to retired and former members [12]

After months of waiting, retired and former PSAC members finally have access to Phoenix general damages.

November
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16
November

Phoenix: PSAC members will finally be compensated for severe impacts [13]

The Treasury Board Secretariat announced that claim compensation for severe impacts [14],

October
20

20
October

PSAC opposes new Phoenix overpayment recovery plan [15]

Last week, Treasury Board announced they would begin a new Phoenix overpayment recovery process for a number of PSAC members they believe were overpaid by the Phoenix pay system in 2016 and 2017.

August
17

17
August

Phoenix damages : new timelines and taxation appeal [16]

New timelines for current PSAC members and former and retired members.