3.10. An employer is relieved of the obligation to deduct the contribution from the salary of a senior officer as soon as it ceases to pay that salary or an amount in lieu thereof, in particular following termination of the employment relationship, suspension without pay or leave without pay. The employer shall inform the Association des cadres supérieurs de la santé et des services sociaux that it has ceased to deduct the contribution from the senior officer’s salary at the same time as it sends the amounts collected for the accounting period in which the stoppage occurred.