Saskatchewan Health Authority AIMS payroll system causing ‘angst’ for health workers, unions say [Video]

A multi-million dollar software system for Saskatchewan hospitals is causing headaches for health care workers again, according to the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and SEIU-West.

The Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) was designed to manage payroll, human resources, scheduling and finances for health care workers across the province.

The program attempted to launch in November of 2022 but was paused after issues such as failed staff scheduling, payroll time entry and other system defects became obvious.

“We were through the first time where they opened it up for four days and it was a complete disaster,” said Tracy Zambory, president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN).

For the second time, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) began using AIMS for payroll on Friday. Zambory said some members reported they weren’t being paid properly, and other weren’t paid at all.

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