How Is Salary Structure Mapped When Importing a Bonus?

When a Bonus is imported, Keka maps it based on the first pending payroll cycle, rather than directly considering the latest Salary Revision.

Example

Consider the following scenario:

• Payroll is locked up to February 2026.
• The first pending payroll cycle is March 2026.
• A Salary Revision is created with an effective date of 1st April 2026.
• The Bonus is imported while payroll cycles from March 2026 onwards are pending.

In this case, the imported Bonus is mapped to the Salary Structure applicable to March 2026, because March is the first pending payroll cycle.

Therefore, even though the revised Salary Structure is effective from 1st April 2026, it will not be considered for the Bonus while March payroll is still pending.

Key Points

• Bonus mapping is based on the first pending payroll cycle.
• The system does not directly map the Bonus based on the latest Salary Revision effective date.
• To map the Bonus to the Salary Structure effective from 1st April 2026, the March 2026 payroll must first be processed and locked.