Salary advances

Give a team member part of their salary early, in one deduction or instalments, and let the next pay run recover it automatically.

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The Salary advances tab
The Salary advances tab

Open Team and Salary advances. The note reads Approved advances are recovered automatically in the next pay run. Filter by Pending, Approved, Recovered, Rejected or Cancelled.

Request an advance

On the web

  1. Click Request advance.

    The Request salary advance dialog
    The Request salary advance dialog
  2. Choose the Employee (staff requesting for themselves do not see this field).

  3. Enter the Amount (₹).

  4. Choose the Recovery: Single deduction from the next salary, or Monthly instalments with Months (1–24).

  5. Add a Reason (optional) and click Request advance. The toast reads Advance requested — pending approval.

In the app

  1. Tap More, then Team, then the Salary Advances tab and the + button.

    The Salary advances tab in the app
    The Salary advances tab in the app
  2. Choose the Employee (staff requesting for themselves do not see this field), enter the Amount, choose the Recovery (Single deduction or Monthly instalments with Months (1–24)), add a Reason (optional) and tap Request advance.

    The Request salary advance sheet in the app
    The Request salary advance sheet in the app

Approve or reject

On the web

With the advance-update permission, each pending row has Approve and Reject; both ask for confirmation. Staff can Withdraw their own pending request.

In the app

Each pending row has Approve and Reject; staff can Withdraw their own pending request.

Recovery

When a pay run is approved, the outstanding amount (or the instalment) is deducted from that member's line and the row's Outstanding goes down. Once fully recovered the status is Recovered. Cancelling a pay run returns what it recovered.

For staff

On the web

Under Team, My Advances (or My Account, Salary), a member sees their own advances and their Recovery progress.

In the app

Under More, My Salary, the Salary advances tab shows a member their own advances and the Outstanding amount.

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Last updated 25 Sept 2026Something wrong or missing? Tell us.