Sask. Health Authority's new payroll system leaves health-care worker without a cheque for 5 weeks
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A long-awaited new payroll and scheduling software is continuing to cause problems for health-care workers in the Saskatchewan, despite the health authority insisting that the rollout has been successful.
One woman says she hasn't been paid in five weeks and there's no clear indication on when she'll start receiving the money she's owed.
"I have not been paid at all for any of the hours that I've worked for July and August, and I do work full time," said Zoe Barclay-Wright on Tuesday.
She's been on contract as an autism interventionist with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) for two years.
Barclay-Wright said she loves her job, the people she works with and the patients she helps. That's why it's frustrating to not be paid for her hard work.
"You're just left having to start maybe looking at other jobs because you can't work for free forever. I'm sure they'll pay us at some point, but we're not really sure when it will come through," she said.
The SHA began rolling out the Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) this summer.
Barclay-Wright isn't the only worker who hasn't been paid as a result of the new system.
CUPE and the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), which represent health workers across the province, have previously gone public with concerns about AIMS.
The SHA has previously insisted that the rollout of the program has been successful. It did not respond to a series of questions for this story by time of publication on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, both unions confirmed their members continue to experience issues.
"Despite officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority claiming that AIMS payroll issues would be remedied weeks ago, CUPE health workers are continuing to be short hours on their paycheques," said a CUPE spokesperson.
SUN confirmed that since AIMS was launched in June 2024, its members haved raised more than 200 concerns about the program, including partially or completely missed pay.
"After consultation with our legal counsel, SUN has now formalized these concerns with the SHA through our grievance process," said a spokesperson for the union.
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