I am definitely committed to making sure that federal public servants are paid properly and on time for their work. It is something that I have been focused on since my days at Public Services and Procurement Canada.
The government and a number of public service unions have reached agreements to compensate current and former employees who were affected by the implementation of the Phoenix pay system in 2016. Those agreements cover general damages from April 2016 to March 2020. All employees covered by the damages agreements have now received their general damages compensation.
Also, there is a claims process in place to allow eligible current and former employees to file claims where there are severe damages.
I will say that there continue to be issues that the government needs to address. We need to resolve outstanding pay issues for public servants. We need to modernize the processes and systems to improve the overall human resources and pay experience for employees, and we will always work with all partners, including bargaining agents, to simplify human resources and pay processes.