CUPE says members losing hundreds per paycheque, Sask. gov't claims AIMS rollout a 'success'
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The union representing thousands of health care workers across Saskatchewan is demanding the provincial government to come up with a plan to fix the troublesome AIMS payroll system.
The union representing thousands of health care workers across Saskatchewan is demanding the provincial government to come up with a plan to fix the troublesome AIMS payroll system.
In a message to media on Monday, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 5430 claimed some of its members have fallen victim to functionality and payroll issues following the relaunch of AIMS in late June – with some members reporting missing hundreds of dollars from their paycheque.
“We have tried to work with the SHA to properly implement the AIMS project, but it still does not work the way it should. Our members are missing hundreds, even upwards of a thousand dollars in some cases on their paycheques, and that is unacceptable,” President of CUPE 5430 Bashir Jalloh said in the announcement.
Jalloh went on to highlight cost of living concerns – reiterating the importance that healthcare workers are paid what they are owed.
“We need urgent action from the SHA and the provincial government to fix these issues and work to ensure it does not happen again,” he added.
The Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) was designed to manage payroll, scheduling, human resources and finances for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
It is meant to replace 80 ageing and non-integrated systems and improve data accuracy across Saskatchewan’s health care system.
