Launched in 2016, the Phoenix pay system — which cost taxpayers nearly $4 billion — has failed regularly to deliver public servants' paycheques on time, or in the right amounts.

While the students and casual workers caught in the Phoenix mess need some avenue to pursue compensation, a class-action lawsuit may be a time-consuming, arduous process, Benson said.

A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against the federal government related to the troubled Phoenix pay system. The suit alleges some employees were paid too much before being ...

The Government of Canada has settled out of court to compensate non-unionized and casual federal employees impacted by payroll issues caused by the Phoenix pay system. The class-action suit against ...