Saskatchewan health-care workers missing upwards of $1,000 in wages

Some health-care workers in Saskatchewan are coming up on their third pay cycle with the re-launch of AIMS and are fearing the worst.

With many people living paycheque to paycheque and constantly waiting for money to hit their bank account, it is a very scary time when the dollars aren’t coming in.

For many health-care workers in Saskatchewan, their bank accounts aren’t as full as they should be as people are going to work and not getting paid.

“Our members are missing hundreds, even upwards of a thousand dollars in some cases on their paycheques, and that is unacceptable,” CUPE 5430 health-care workers president Bashir Jalloh said.

The problem comes from an ongoing payroll system failure.

The AIMS payroll software was initially launched in 2021 to manage payroll, scheduling, human resources and finances for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) — but was quickly switched back to the old system due to issues.

Two months ago, it was relaunched in the province. Since then, CUPE 5430 says the issues are piling up.

The union said health-care workers are coming up on their third pay cycle with the re-launch of AIMS and are fearing the worst.

“The system is set up in such a way that when there’s a problem with your pay you create a ticket,” Jalloh said.