Common use of Overpayments; Underpayments Clause in Contracts

Overpayments; Underpayments. Where a wage overpayment error has been made in good faith, the Employer shall be entitled to recover any such overpayment from future wages. Once the error is discovered, notice and a detailed breakdown of the error will be given by the Employer to the affected Employee and the Association as soon as practicable. In the event the Employee retires from, or leaves the employ of the Employer before the Employer is able to fully recover an overpayment as contemplated in this Article, the Employer shall be entitled to make a full recovery at the time of retirement or termination of employment of that Employee and reduce accordingly any payment that might be owing to that Employee to recover the overpayment. In the event the Employee does not have sufficient wages owing to satisfy the repayment of such overpayment, the Division shall have the right to proceed as it determines necessary to recover the overpayment owing plus any costs incurred in such recovery. In the event of an underpayment, the Employer will calculate and pay the adjustment within a reasonable period of time.