Compensation has been awarded to all members paid by Phoenix for the frustration caused by the failed pay system.
1. You will get 5 days of leave.
If you are a current member who has been working for the public service since 2016, you will get 5 days of leave.
If you joined or left the public service after 2016, your leave will be calculated based on the fiscal years in which you were employed: 2 days for 2016/2017 and 1 day each for 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020.
If you are no longer employed by the public service, you will get reimbursement equal to that leave through an expedited process.
2. You will receive all money owed to you.
This agreement provides additional collective compensation to members paid by Phoenix for enduring the frustration of Phoenix. You will also receive any outstanding money owed to you.
3. You will get additional compensation based on your individual case.
You will further receive personal compensation for financial losses, suffering and hardship that you experienced individually as a result of Phoenix.
4. Your employer must implement a new pay system.
Your employer must still stabilize the current payroll system and continue to work to find a replacement system as quickly as possible.
5. You will get additional compensation won by other unions.
All bargaining agents have been negotiating compensation with the Treasury Board together. You may have seen in the news that one of our sister unions has decided to negotiate for their compensation through a different process. Should those negotiations result in any additional compensation, it will be added to this agreement as well.
6. This agreement provides new processes for reimbursement of sick leave and compensation for mental anguish, trauma and personal hardship caused by Phoenix.
You will be able to file claims for your individual case. You can be reimbursed for sick leave used because of the impact of Phoenix.
7. The claims process for expenses and financial losses as a result of Phoenix remains the same.
You can continue to claim expenses and losses that are a result of Phoenix. This process will be available to public servants as long as there are claims being made. For interest on missed pay, various lost opportunities and claims for human rights discrimination or other serious harms, there is a $1500 threshold.
A more expedited process will be implemented to deal with claims related to discrimination for those accessing maternity, parental or disability leave.
8. This agreement provides an expedited grievance process.
You will now be able to file one claim for all of your issues with Phoenix. If any part of this claim is denied, it can then be grieved and the employer will issue one decision. The unions and the employer are working on developing a faster, more effective adjudication process to address outstanding grievances.
Our right to pursue policy grievances and complaints related to dues or the implementation of our collective agreements is not impacted by this agreement. This agreement will be applied to separate agencies quickly after Treasury Board signs off.
More details on the implementation of this agreement, including timelines, will be made available in the coming weeks.