To be checked first
- Regular pay date
- Bulletin and bank account
- No suspension/absence
- All or part of salary
High risk · Verified: 2026-07-26
Wage not paid by employer
Check the pay, apply for settlement and preserve the labour case.
Evidence to be kept
- Contrat/avenants
- Bulletins
- Records
- Count hours/premiums
Action scale
Do not start with the toughest level: choose according to facts, document and delay.
1
As soon as you're late.
Check the calculation
- Compare contract/bulletin/account
- Write to the pay office
- Set the amount
2
If the error is not quickly corrected.
Formal notice
- Send a written request
- Specify period and sum
- Request corrected bulletin
Sources of this step
Mail for this step
CloseMail draft
Claim for payment of salary
When to use: In case of delay or non-payment after verification of the bulletin, contract and bank account.
Consignee: Employer/service pays
Text in French
Subject matter: Subject: Order to pay the salary due
Ma'am, sir, The salary corresponding to the period [period], payable on [the usual date], was not paid / was paid in part. The gross/net amount concerned is [amount or difference]. I ask you to proceed with the settlement and provide me with the corrected bulletin, if any, within [reasonable time limit]. In the absence of regularization, I reserve the right to refer the matter to the labour council. Regrettably, [First Name] [Position / numbering]
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Official sources
In case of deviation, use the source and document specific to your procedure.
3
In case of persistent non-payment.
Men's Labour Council
- Prepare a chronological folder
- Check the three-year prescription
- Consider union/lawyer
Time and urgency
The action for payment of wages is prescribed by three years. This does not justify delaying the evidence and the request.
Avoid
- Do not sign an erroneous sum without reservations
- Don't stay on the phone.
- Do not publish newsletters
Signs of result
- Amount recognized
- Payment and bulletin received
- Registered employment file
- Corrected Completion Documents
Official sources
In case of deviation, use the source and document specific to your procedure.
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