Retroactive Pay for EPL Employees

Posted on 4/8/2024
Updated on 5/8/2024


Employees who left EPL (for any reason besides retirement) between December 19, 2021 and April 2, 2024, are entitled to apply for retro pay as per Article 8.03.02 of the Collective Agreement.

  Deadline to apply: April 26, 2024

The application period is now closed.


For current members at EPL and members who retired between December 19, 2021 and now, you are not required to request retroactive pay. EPL will automatically process the lump sum, new pay rates, and retroactive payments as follows:

Current Members

Lump Sum - April 30 pay deposit

Retro Pay & New Rates

Retro Year & Increase
Retro pay will be calculated up to
Pay Period that new rate will take effect
Pay Date that retro and new rate will appear
2022 - 1.25%
April 20, 2024
PP 9 - April 21 to May 4, 2024
May 14, 2024
2023 - 2%
May 4, 2024
PP 10 - May 5 to 18, 2024
May 28, 2024
2024 - 3%
May 18, 2024
PP 11 - May 19 to June 1, 2024
June 11, 2024

Retired Members

  • All retroactivity owed – June 25, 2024

Retirees are not eligible for the lump sum – this is a signing bonus being provided to current employees.

Former Employees

5/8/2024 Update
EPL has informed us that for former employees who left EPL after December 19, 2021 for any reason except retirement and applied for Retro Pay – payments will be processed across pay periods 12 and 13 (June 25, 2024 and July 9, 2024).


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