Ottawa to Launch ‘Pay Experiments’ as Next Step to Replace Phoenix Pay System

Ottawa to Launch ‘Pay Experiments’ as Next Step to Replace Phoenix Pay System
Public servants protest over problems with the Phoenix pay system outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Oct. 12, 2017. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—The minister responsible for replacing the federal government’s disastrous civil-service pay system says Phoenix will likely be running for several years while a series of pay “experiments” are tested alongside it.

Treasury Board President Joyce Murray is to announce today the next phase in creating a new human-resources and pay system for the government’s roughly 300,000 employees.