CapitalCare Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 27: Over/Under Payments

1. In the event that an Employee is over or under compensated by error on the part of the Employer, by reason of wages and /or entitlements, the Employer shall correct such compensation error not later than the second following pay day that the error is discovered or not later than a time frame that is mutually agreeable to the Employer and the Employee.  If an under payment is not corrected by the second following pay day, the Employee shall have ten (10) days to file a grievance as outlined in Article 46 (Grievance Procedure).
   
   In the case of an over/under payment, the Employer shall notify the Employee in writing that an overpayment has been made and discuss repayment options.  Should the Employee so request all calculations of the wages and/or entitlements error shall be forwarded to the Employee.  By mutual agreement between the Employer and the Employee, repayment arrangements shall be made.  In the event mutual agreement cannot be reached, the Employer shall recover the overpayment by deducting up to ten (10%) percent of the Employee’s gross earnings per pay period.