What is arrears meaning in salary?

[Albert]

I see salary arrears in payslips. Can someone explain how arrears are calculated?

 

[Henry]

Arrears in salary means unpaid or delayed wages owed to an employee for previous months, usually paid later due to salary revisions, bonuses, payroll errors, promotions, or pending payments.

 

[Tight Eyez]

Salary arrears mean extra payment given to an employee for work already completed but paid late or at a lower amount earlier. This usually happens due to salary revisions, promotions, bonuses, payroll errors, or delayed payments. For example, if a company increases your salary from April but applies the change in June, the difference for April and May is paid as arrears.

 

[ziva]

Arrears in salary means pending or unpaid salary that an employee receives later due to delays, salary revisions, bonuses, or missed payments from previous months.

 

[Sanji]

Salary arrears refer to overdue or delayed wages that an employer owes an employee for work already completed. This typically happens when an employee receives a retroactive pay raise, a promotion, or backdated bonuses, and the company pays the difference between the old and new salary in a lump sum.