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Public servant says she's 'collateral damage' as government prepares to test new pay system

March 31, 2026

A longtime federal public servant says she’s become "collateral damage" as her department clears its backlog of Phoenix payroll issues so it can test replacement software — and in doing so introduced an error to her file, refused to fix it and is now clawing back hundreds of dollars per paycheque.



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