Hello Team, Can we deduct an employee's salary advance at once from his/her net pay? For example, let's say an individual, Person X, receives a net pay of 80K per month and has taken a salary advance of 1.60 Lakh. Can the employer deduct 80K in two installments to recover the full salary advance? If this approach is taken, Person X will receive "0" net pay for two months. Is this permissible in legal terms, or is there a provision stating that the employer cannot deduct the entire net pay amount?

I would appreciate your assistance in providing comprehensive information regarding the above query.

Thank you!

Regards, Satya


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Hi Then what the employee will do for survival. There is some provisions for salary deductions in the Act. The total amount of deductions cannot exceed: 75 percent of the wages.
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Salary Deduction Limits Under the Payment of Wages Act

Salary deduction has a limit under the Payment of Wages Act. In normal conditions, it may be possible to deduct up to 50%, but with cooperative deduction, it may go up to 75%.

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