Understanding Arrears: When Do Employees Qualify for Back Pay After Evaluations?

In my company, evaluations are conducted twice a year, in January and July. Employees who started working for the company on or before February 28 or 29 are eligible for an appraisal in January, whereas those who started working for the company on or before August 31 are eligible for an appraisal in June.

Now, let's imagine:

a. An employee joined on September 25, 2020, and his evaluation was conducted in January 2022. So, will he be eligible for arrears from September 25, 2021, or January 1, 2022?

b. An employee has completed the 2nd year with us successfully in September 2022, and his 2nd evaluation was also conducted in January 2023. So, will he be eligible for arrears from September 2022?

Hi, these are company-specific. In the normal course, increment arrears should be paid from the effective date of the increment that was missed by January 2022. Most private sector employers tend to pay in the month and year the increment is announced and definitely not with one year of arrears.