Novopay crisis: What needs to happen now?

8:27 AM Wednesday Jan 9, 2013

Photo / Duncan Brown

The Novopay payroll system could be scrapped if it can't be fixed, the Government has warned.

Minister in charge of Novopay Steven Joyce today announced a ministerial inquiry and a technical audit of the flawed education payroll system.

A contingency plan was being investigated and could include scrapping the payroll system but in the meantime the Government would stick with it.

The technical audit would be carried out by Murray Jack of Deloitte but would incorporate the results of the audit currently being undertaken by Ernst & Young on behalf of the Ministry of Education.

What needs to happen now in the Novopay crisis? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

raegun (Bay of Plenty) | 09:32AM Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013

Unfortunately it would seem we are too far into this crappy system to get out of it now, so I guess the only thing left to do is to put all those responsible in the stocks, starting with those at the top.

I challenge anyone to come up with a better idea.

disgusted voter (Hamilton) | 09:32AM Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013

Return to using the old system that worked .... sack novopay and sue them for failing to deliver the contract.

Richie Cunningham () | 09:32AM Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013

Parata needs to show some interest in the fact that this is a major problem. School staff are having their holidays disrupted, so she could show some sympathy for the ridiculous inefficiencies of an inept system.

If she doesn't want to front up and get touch with Talent2 - and she and National have been very good at keeping her away from the issue - then step down from the porfolio.

Key and co have been bullying teachers since they came to power, banking on the fact they won't take action which will be detrimental to students. Well, the time may be coming when the game changes. Let's not forget, Parata trained briefly to become a teacher...until it got too hard. You need more spine to be a minister.