Salary Holds: How to Hold an Employee's Salary and Release it later?
Navigate to the Pay Runs Tab

Select a Draft Pay Run that contains the person whose salary you wish to withhold

Click on the 3-dot menu next to the employee(s) whose salary is to be withheld

Select "Hold Salary"

Mention the reason for the Salary Hold and click "Confirm"

You will be able to see an indicator that reads "Salary Held" under the employees' whose salaries have been held

Finalize your Pay Run once you have withheld all the salaries as desired

Navigate to the Payments tab to see the Due Payments

9 Create the payment batch for this Pay Group

Now, select the Payment Group under Payments Due to Process it

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Now, In the month you wish to release the Employee's Salary, Select the draft Pay Run from the Pay Runs Page


Click on the 3-dot menu next to the employee(s) whose salary is to be released

Select "Release Past Salary"

Choose the Past Salaries you wish to release in the current Pay Run


You will be able to see an indicator that reads "Salary Released" under the employees' whose salaries have been released

You can see the Arrear Components on the Payslip when the salary was released. A sample is shown below

Note: All Payroll Reports are automatically calculated according to the Held and Released Salaries

Select a Draft Pay Run that contains the person whose salary you wish to withhold

Click on the 3-dot menu next to the employee(s) whose salary is to be withheld

Select "Hold Salary"

Mention the reason for the Salary Hold and click "Confirm"

You will be able to see an indicator that reads "Salary Held" under the employees' whose salaries have been held

Finalize your Pay Run once you have withheld all the salaries as desired

Navigate to the Payments tab to see the Due Payments

9 Create the payment batch for this Pay Group

Now, select the Payment Group under Payments Due to Process it

Process your Payments vis Bank Advice/Craze


Now, In the month you wish to release the Employee's Salary, Select the draft Pay Run from the Pay Runs Page


Click on the 3-dot menu next to the employee(s) whose salary is to be released

Select "Release Past Salary"

Choose the Past Salaries you wish to release in the current Pay Run


You will be able to see an indicator that reads "Salary Released" under the employees' whose salaries have been released

You can see the Arrear Components on the Payslip when the salary was released. A sample is shown below

Note: All Payroll Reports are automatically calculated according to the Held and Released Salaries
Updated on: 16/10/2024
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