Common use of Lost Wages Clause in Contracts

Lost Wages. The Employer shall not be required to pay back wages for periods prior to the time the incident occurred provided that in the case of a pay shortage of which the employee had not been aware before receiving their pay, any adjustment made shall be retroactive to the beginning of the pay period providing the employee files their grievance within five (5) working days after receipt of such pay. All claims for back wages shall be limited to the amount of wages that the employee would otherwise have earned less any unemployment compensation or compensation for personal services that they may have received from any source during the period in question except outside income which was normally earned.

Lost Wages. The Employer shall not be required to pay back wages for periods prior to the time the incident occurred provided that in the case of a pay shortage of which the employee had not been aware before receiving their pay, any adjustment made shall be retroactive to the beginning of the pay period providing the employee files their grievance within five (5) 5 working days after receipt of such pay. All claims for back wages shall be limited to the amount of wages that the employee would otherwise have earned less any unemployment compensation or compensation for personal services that they may have received from any source during the period in question except outside income which was normally earned.