CUPE 5430 is demanding immediate action to address ongoing functionality and payroll issues with the Administrative Information Management System (AIMS), which is causing significant pay discrepancies for health care workers.

According to a release from CUPE 5430, many workers are missing hundreds, even thousands, of dollars from their paychecks. AIMS, designed to manage payroll, scheduling, human resources, and finances for the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), has been fraught with issues since its inception. Originally scheduled to be operational by May 2021, its first rollout in November 2022 was canceled due to widespread functionality problems. The project’s costs have ballooned from an expected $86 million to a projected $240 million, with no end to the rising price tag in sight.

Since AIMS was recently re-launched, numerous CUPE health care workers have reported missing hours on their paychecks.

“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 paychecks, and that is unacceptable,” said Bashir Jalloh, president of CUPE 5430 in a media release. “At a time when gas, rent, and groceries are getting more and more expensive, it is essential that our health providers are getting paid for their work. We need urgent action from the SHA and the provincial government to fix these issues and ensure it does not happen again.”

CUPE 5430 represents nearly 14,000 health care workers in Saskatchewan and supports calls from the Provincial Auditor for an investigation into the mismanaged AIMS project.