# Salary Hold

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.\
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**Overview :**

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

#### 1. Filters:

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

Available filters:

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* **Month** – Filters records for the selected month.
* **Employee** – Filters records for the selected employee.
* **Company** – Filters records based on the selected company.
* **Department** – Filters records based on the selected department.
* **Location** – Filters records based on the selected 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.

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**Creating a Salary Hold Entry:**

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

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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 :

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* **Employee ID** – Displays the unique identification number of the employee.
* **Employee Name** – Displays the name of the employee.
* **Month** – Displays the month in which the salary was held.
* **Value (Held Amount)** – Displays the amount of salary that was held.
* **Reason** – Displays the reason for holding the salary amount.
* **Release Month** – Displays the month in which the held salary will be released to the employee.
* **Action button-**\
  **Action** – Provides **Edit** and **Delete** buttons to modify or remove the salary hold record.

### 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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