M2010 – How long

How long can the employer take to pay my retroactive salary? 

Under the agreement, the employer has six months after signing the agreement to pay any sums owed to an active employee. Since the agreement was signed on June 9, 2021, payments must be made by December 9, 2021 for school or center secretaries and Day Care Service Technicians. For Administrative Technicians, payment must be completed before December 1, 2021. The deadlines may not be met.

If you are an employee whose job ended between the date of the start of the retroactivity and the payment of the retroactivity, your former employer has 60 days after receiving your request.  If they choose to do so, your former employers can still use the six-month period to make the payment.

If you are the beneficiary of a deceased person who was employed during the period by a school board or center in one of the job categories covered by the agreement, your former employer has “within 60 days of receipt of the request.   If they choose to do so, your former employers can still use the six-month period to make the payment.