Social security

Pay claims that were due for payment more than four months before the deadline may nevertheless be covered if without undue delay after the due date you tried to collect your claim or you have taken steps pursuant to section 63 of the Bankruptcy Act to have bankruptcy proceedings instituted against your employer. 

The extent to which you acted without undue delay depends on an assessment of the specific case. Standard administrative practice is that a period of up to 12 weeks from the due date and until collection is started is acceptable. The condition of acting without undue delay applies to all the steps in the debt collection and/or bankruptcy process. 

Claim for holiday pay accrued more than 24 months before the deadline may nevertheless be covered if the holiday pay was due for payment less than four months before the deadline. The exception that applies to pay claims also applies to claims for holiday pay, if the employee without undue delay has tried to collect the claim or has taken steps pursuant to section 63 of the Bankruptcy Act to have bankruptcy proceedings instituted against the employer. For more details about the concept “without undue delay”, see the paragraph on pay claims above.