Article 31 : recovery of monies

31.1 In the event of a payroll error where an employee was overpaid, the University shall notify the employee as soon as possible. Unless an agreement has been reached with the employee within thirty (30) days of the overpayment, the University shall subtract the moneys owed up to a maximum of 30% of the net pay, starting with the first pay check that follows, until the overpayment is paid back.

31.2 The maximum time for a refund agreement with an employee is twelve (12) months. At the end of this period, all the amount due has to be recuperated.

31.3 In the event of an error in an employee's pay for which the University is responsible, the employee shall be promptly reimbursed and notified of the corrected error.

31.4 In the event of termination of employment or other similar cases, the University can take the amount of overpayment from the moneys owed to the employee at the time of the last pay.