{"id":8336,"date":"2016-09-19T15:39:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T22:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calleam.com\/WTPF\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:20:56","slug":"phoenix-failiing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calleam.com\/WTPF\/?p=8336","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Failing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following entry is a record in the \u201cCatalogue of Catastrophe<\/a>\u201d \u2013\u00a0a list of failed or troubled projects from around the world.<\/p>\n

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Department of Public\u00a0Works and Government Services <\/strong>– Canada
\nProject type\u00a0:<\/strong>\u00a0New\u00a0payroll system
\nProject name :<\/strong>\u00a0Phoenix
\nDate :<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Jul 2016
\nCost :<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0$2B +<\/p>\n

Synopsis :<\/strong>
\nA Phoenix is supposed to rise from the flames. Instead of rising, Canada’s new federal government payroll system (called Phoenix)\u00a0seems to be stuck firmly in the\u00a0flames.\u00a0According to reports from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), since the deployment of a new payroll system started in\u00a0Feb 2016, as good percentage of\u00a0public servants have been incorrectly paid. Some have received too little, some too much and some have received no pay at all. \u00a0Some employees have reported receiving no pay for a full five months resulting in people having to borrow, dip into retirement savings or simply not pay their bills. The CBC has been championing the cases of the affected workers and has collated sample stories in the following links…<\/p>\n

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Phoenix rising – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic – Source: J Wilson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n