The Saskatchewan government’s new payroll and scheduling software does not work after spending $138 million, according to Health Minister Paul Merriman.. Nurse in hospital hallwayNurse in hospital hallway .Merriman said the new software is on “pause” while they evaluate how to move forward..The Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) is supposed to integrate 82 separate systems into one unified system for payroll, human resources, scheduling, and finances for the healthcare system..The software has numerous “bugs” that prevent it from working correctly..The website explaining how AIMS works says it improves "data accuracy, reliability, and integrity to plan, forecast and report" and provides "a more positive experience.”.Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory told the media "there's been a certain amount of, let's say barriers.”."They're working very hard to try to get themselves around them, so at this point, we're in a wait-and-see mode to see how things are going to roll themselves out.”.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) told employees on Friday at 5 a.m. that all employees should revert to the pre-AIMS systems..Two days before the SHA reverted back, considerable issues with scheduling, leave requests, and other parts of the system were not working.. Saskatchewan Health Authority Sign .SUN filed a grievance after they paused the system and notified SUN membership.."At this point, the SHA stated their teams are in the process of migrating data from AIMS to the existing system. No timeline has been provided to suggest how long AIMS will be paused," said SUN post.."SUN met with the SHA and received very little concrete information about how this reversion will proceed.”.Another SUN post asked nurses to “ensure they review all aspects of their pay cheques” on November 10..Merriman told reporters the initial attempt to run AIMS was “not preferable” and told the nurses the situation was unfortunate..“My word to them is, this is unfortunate,” said Merriman..Merriman said that AIMS will be “paused” while attempting to pay and schedule nurses.. Nurse NeedlePhoto by Steven Cornfield on Unsplash .“We did plan that if there was problems we would pause it immediately to make sure the payroll and the scheduling was done properly,” he said..“I’m confident we will get AIMS working, I just don’t have a timeline for that right now.”.NDP Healthcare Critic Vicki Mowat said the pause was “incredibly disappointing.”.“We’ve heard concerns for years now from healthcare workers about what this rollout would actually look like,” said Mowat..“I don’t understand how the Health minister is surprised there have been significant errors in this system so far.”.The federal government has similar payroll system problems with the Phoenix system that could cost up to $2.2 billion by 2023..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The Saskatchewan government’s new payroll and scheduling software does not work after spending $138 million, according to Health Minister Paul Merriman.. Nurse in hospital hallwayNurse in hospital hallway .Merriman said the new software is on “pause” while they evaluate how to move forward..The Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) is supposed to integrate 82 separate systems into one unified system for payroll, human resources, scheduling, and finances for the healthcare system..The software has numerous “bugs” that prevent it from working correctly..The website explaining how AIMS works says it improves "data accuracy, reliability, and integrity to plan, forecast and report" and provides "a more positive experience.”.Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory told the media "there's been a certain amount of, let's say barriers.”."They're working very hard to try to get themselves around them, so at this point, we're in a wait-and-see mode to see how things are going to roll themselves out.”.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) told employees on Friday at 5 a.m. that all employees should revert to the pre-AIMS systems..Two days before the SHA reverted back, considerable issues with scheduling, leave requests, and other parts of the system were not working.. Saskatchewan Health Authority Sign .SUN filed a grievance after they paused the system and notified SUN membership.."At this point, the SHA stated their teams are in the process of migrating data from AIMS to the existing system. No timeline has been provided to suggest how long AIMS will be paused," said SUN post.."SUN met with the SHA and received very little concrete information about how this reversion will proceed.”.Another SUN post asked nurses to “ensure they review all aspects of their pay cheques” on November 10..Merriman told reporters the initial attempt to run AIMS was “not preferable” and told the nurses the situation was unfortunate..“My word to them is, this is unfortunate,” said Merriman..Merriman said that AIMS will be “paused” while attempting to pay and schedule nurses.. Nurse NeedlePhoto by Steven Cornfield on Unsplash .“We did plan that if there was problems we would pause it immediately to make sure the payroll and the scheduling was done properly,” he said..“I’m confident we will get AIMS working, I just don’t have a timeline for that right now.”.NDP Healthcare Critic Vicki Mowat said the pause was “incredibly disappointing.”.“We’ve heard concerns for years now from healthcare workers about what this rollout would actually look like,” said Mowat..“I don’t understand how the Health minister is surprised there have been significant errors in this system so far.”.The federal government has similar payroll system problems with the Phoenix system that could cost up to $2.2 billion by 2023..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
