back pay

British

noun

pay received by an employee from an increase awarded retrospectively

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Hume said the local authority had introduced new financial supports, including £110m to cover additional back pay.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The suit also seeks reactivation and back pay for drivers who were unfairly terminated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

Some waits are still long on Sunday as a busy spring-break season collides with TSA workers waiting for back pay from the shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

TSA employees didn’t get their back pay for two to four weeks after the last shutdown ended in November, according to Jones.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

His mom had finally bought him one last Christmas with some of the back pay she’d received after convincing some doctor that, seriously, she had a repetitive strain injury.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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