v16.12.0

Features

• Adds an employer contribution type to Salary Component so employer-paid amounts appear separately in salary breakdowns. Salary Slip previews now use the figures from Salary Structure Assignment. (#4827)
• Adds a Description field to Employee Tax Exemption Category and Employee Tax Exemption Sub Category entries, allowing users to add notes for each exemption. (#4832)
• The "Employee CTC Break-up" report now opens with Employee set to the employee linked to your account. When you change Employee, Salary Structure Assignment automatically updates to that employee’s latest assignment. (#4836)
• Adds the "Employee CTC Break-up" report for employees. It now uses Salary Slip records, so employees can view the CTC breakdown for employee records they can access. (#4835)
• The "CTC Breakup" report now includes employer contributions in the pay breakdown, and the gross and employer contribution percentages add up to 100%. (#4838)

Bug Fixes

• Prevents duplicate navigation buttons from appearing on the Job Applicant form by adding them only when they are missing. (#4823)
• Removes an extra argument from the salary slip count in Payroll Entry. This prevents the form from stopping on load when it checks submitted salary slips. (#4825)
• Adds missing pay-period dates and working-day counts to Salary Structure Assignment calculations. Formula-based salary components can use the period details a Salary Slip provides. (#4831)
• Restricts access to the "Employee CTC Break Up" report so employees can only view their own salary breakdown unless they are HR staff or administrators.` (#4837)
• Blocks a half-day Leave Application when a full-day leave already exists for the same date. (#4844)

Other Changes

• Fixes an import error in the "Employee Advance Summary" report, which now loads correctly. (#4820)

Authors: @wreckage0907, @asmitahase, @deepeshgarg007, @krishna-254, @NotAbdelrahmanelsayed
Reviewers: @asmitahase, @deepeshgarg007, @iamkhanraheel

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