Salary Deduction for Half-Day: Will It Affect Her Conveyance Allowance Too?

Dear Seniors, my colleague has taken 2 half-days, and she did not have any remaining in her leave account. As a result, her salary was deducted for a total of one day. Will this deduction also impact her conveyance allowance, considering she attended the office for only half a day? Please advise.

Considerations for Leave Payment and Allowances

That depends on the way your company views leave payment. If they consider allowances as part of the salary structure or for convenience, then they will proportionately deduct all allowances, including conveyance allowance.

It is a small part of your salary, so it's best not to make too much noise about it.

While an employee has come and gone, her conveyance cost remains the same. Most employers will deduct half the amount. In an extreme case, consider if the employee came to work and left after an hour for personal reasons. Will the company pay her conveyance allowance for a day?

Thank you for your response. As you pointed out, if an employee comes to work but leaves after an hour for personal reasons, will the company still pay her conveyance allowance for that day?

What should be done in that case?

That is exactly what I said (maybe communicated wrong). If a person comes to the office and does not work full-time, you need to deduct a proportionate salary covering all parts of the salary. Transport allowance or conveyance allowance is not actually linked to how much the employee spends.

Leave Deduction and Salary Impact

When an employee has any leave at his/her credit, the question of deduction will not arise. When there is no leave in their credit, automatically the respective individual's basic pay and all other allowances get reduced proportionately.