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Salary settings

Defaults for staff advances and absent-day cuts, reached from the Staff salary tab of the cash book (not from the Settings menu). Salaries are private to people holding the salary permissions.

Where
Expenses → Staff salary → Settings
Who can change it
Add employees, set salaries and the salary settings

The settings

Default repayment way

Choice

How advances are paid back by default.

Default
Instalments from salary
Options
Instalments from salaryAll from next salaryPaid back separately
When to change
Pick the usual way.

Default instalment

Choice

Instalment as a share of salary or a fixed amount.

Default
A share of the salary
Options
A share of the salaryA fixed amount
When to change
As needed.

Instalment amount

Number

Used when the instalment is an amount.

Default
empty
When to change
With fixed-amount instalments.

Instalment, % of salary

Number

Used when the instalment is a share.

Default
25
When to change
With share instalments.

Largest advance (x monthly salary)

Number

Empty or 0 means no limit.

Default
empty (no limit)
When to change
To cap advances.

Allow part salary payments

Switch

Lets a salary be paid in parts.

Default
on
When to change
Turn off to force full payments.

Cut for an absent day

Choice

How an absent day is cut from pay.

Default
Salary / days in the month
Options
Salary ÷ days in the monthA fixed amount a day
When to change
As per your policy.

Fixed cut a day

Number

Used when the cut is a fixed amount.

Default
empty
When to change
With fixed cuts.

Absent-day cuts automatic

Switch

On: the pay popup fills the cut in from attendance. Off: it only shows the absent days.

Default
off
When to change
To automate pay deductions.

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