How do I get an idea of how much money will be deducted from by cheque to account for the unpaid benefits as a result of the strike?
As you know, during the strike the Board continued to remit benefit premiums, bit teachers are respoinsible for the entire benefit premium for each day of strike. Now that we have returned to work, the Board will deduct the cost from your paycheques in order to pay recoup the portion that it paid for teachers. We have agreed that instead of this money all coming from one paycheque, the Board will make deductions from 2 paycheques – April 50% and May 50% of this amount. We anticipate that it will be between $250 and $300 each month. A closer calculation can be made by referring to a Payroll Voucher (i.e. cheque stub) from when you worked a complete month, like December or January. Under the Deductions section, locate the amount under the Current Deductions – Employer section. This is the approximate amount to be repaid. In April and May, 53.86% of this amount will be deducted. (The 53.86% number is to account for the fact that we were on strike for slightly more days than one month – 21
