Salary Hold

The Salary Hold module is used to temporarily hold an employee’s salary, either partially or for the full month, due to specific reasons defined by the organization.

Any entry made in this module directly impacts payroll calculation during the payroll run.

This module is accessible only to Super Admin. Employees and other roles do not have access to this module. Overview :

At the top of the Salary Hold module, two buttons are available:

1. Filters:

The Filters button is used to search and refine salary hold records.

Available filters:

  • Month

  • Employee

  • Company

  • Department

  • Location

Clear Button:

  • Clears all applied filters

  • Resets the view to default

2. Salary Hold :

The Salary Hold button is used to create a new salary hold entry.

Creating a Salary Hold Entry:

When the Salary Hold button is clicked, a dialog box opens requesting the following details:

  1. Month

    • Select the payroll month for which the salary is to be held.

  2. Employee Name

    • Select the employee whose salary is being held.

  3. Full Month Checkbox

    • If selected, the employee’s entire salary for the selected month will be held.

  4. Value

    • Enter the amount to be held.

  5. Reason

    • Enter the reason for holding the salary

After entering the required details, the salary hold entry is saved.

Salary Hold Listing Columns:

Once entries are created, the Salary Hold list displays the following columns :

  • Employee ID

  • Employee Name

  • Month

  • Value (Held Amount)

  • Reason

  • Release Month

  • Indicates the month in which the held salary will be released back to the employee.

  • Action

  • Used for managing the salary hold record (as applicable).

Impact on Payroll:

  • When payroll is run for a month in which a salary hold entry exists:

  • The held amount appears in the Salary Hold column in the Salary Report.

  • The held amount is deducted from the total net payable salary for that payroll cycle.

  • The salary hold deduction is reflected automatically and requires no manual adjustment during payroll processing.

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