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Working students and professors are dealing with what they call an "institutional failure" by the University of Ottawa after it switched to a new finance and HR system earlier this year — a move they said has caused an onslaught of problems, including employees being underpaid, overpaid or not being paid at all.
With the start of a new school year approaching, the standoff between the University of Ottawa and its part-time professors is still not settled. A mediator is scheduled to meet with both parties later this month.
For both Carleton and uOttawa, the return to class is only for courses already scheduled for in-person instruction.