Denver Public Schools officials say district employees didn’t receive their expected paychecks Thursday morning, but direct deposits were expected in staffers’ bank accounts by the end of the day.
Spokesman Scott Pribble said the district did not know how many workers were affected, but some payments were made to employees while others weren’t Thursday morning.
The DPS teachers union said “thousands” of employees did not receive their paychecks “due to an alleged banking issue that affected deposits districtwide.” Typically, staff receive their compensation by midnight or no later than 6 a.m. on paydays, according to the statement from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association.
“Despite being fully aware of the issue, the district didn’t notify the dedicated employees who rely on their paychecks to feed their families, pay rent and make ends meet in a timely and responsible manner,” DCTA President Rob Gould said in the statement. “Instead, it took hours for DPS to acknowledge its inexcusable mistake, leaving many with familiar feelings of fear, uncertainty, and doubt caused by the district. ”
DPS’s finance department “followed their standard process and shared required payment information with the bank” on time, and the district also confirmed that JPMorgan has processed the bank file for workers’ pay, according to two emails district leaders sent to employees Thursday morning.
The bank has all day to process the direct deposits, which are normally completed early in the morning, Pribble said.
It’s unclear why the process was delayed, he said.
“All employees will receive their direct deposit in their bank accounts by the end of the business day today,” the district said in an email to employees.
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