backpay
Retroactive salary payment
Backpay is wages owed for work already performed but not yet paid.
It typically arises when an employer has underpaid, withheld wages, or when a raise is applied retroactively: The settlement included two years of backpay.
Also spelled as two words: back pay.
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- earningsMoney gained from work
- remunerationPayment for work done
income · owed · unpaid · dues · paycheck · stipend · overtime · bonus
Overdue financial obligations
- backdatedMarked with earlier date
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- recalculationComputing something again
- restorationReturning something to condition
recovery · accrued · reimbursement · lump-sum · reinstatement · correction · reconciliation · accumulated
Resolved dispute or colony
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
judgment · damages · litigation · dispute · resolution · tribunal · ruling · award
wages
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- earningsMoney gained from work
remuneration · income · owed · unpaid · dues · paycheck · stipend · overtime · bonus · benefits
arrears
Overdue financial obligations
- backdatedMarked with earlier date
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- recalculationComputing something again
restoration · recovery · accrued · reimbursement · lump-sum · reinstatement · correction · reconciliation · accumulated · interest
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
arbitration · judgment · damages · litigation · dispute · resolution · tribunal · ruling · award · negotiation
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
- union contractsunion contract, labor agreement, wage agreement, seniority, grievance procedure
- accountingbookkeeping, ledger, balance sheet, general ledger, accounts receivable
backpayadvance
Move or progress forward
salary advance · prepayment · advance payment · signing bonus · retainer
back, pay, backs, backed, backing, backings, pays, paying, payer