Salary Recommendations
Where a performance score becomes a pay decision — safely. After a cycle calculates, the engine proposes a salary-step change for each employee, priced against their grade. You review the list and approve or reject each one.
kpi_matrix_manage). Reach it at KPI Matrix → Recommendations
(URL kpi_salary). Sorted by employee, with a Status filter (Pending / Approved /
Rejected).
How a recommendation is generated
When a cycle is calculated, each employee's composite rating band maps to a step change, which is then priced against their salary grade:
The engine reads the employee's current grade, step and salary, applies the step change (capped by a configurable maximum, default +2), prices the new step against the grade's min/increment/max, and records the peso difference. The full rules — grade ceilings, consecutive-rating bonuses, edge cases — are on Salary Progression.
The recommendations list
| Column | Shows |
|---|---|
| Employee | the person. |
| Job Title | their role. |
| Cycle | the review cycle this came from. |
| Score | their composite score. |
| Rating | the rating band badge. |
| Step Change | the proposed move, e.g. +1. |
| New Salary | the recommended monthly salary (currency). |
| Status | Pending / Approved / Rejected. |
| Actions | Approve / Reject — only while Pending. |
Approving or rejecting
On any Pending row:
- Approve (green tick) — accepts the step. A confirmation guards the click. On approval the status becomes Approved and a draft salary-history record is created with the reason tied to the KPI cycle and rating, then it follows the normal payroll approval flow. An audit-log entry is written.
- Reject (red cross) — declines the step. Status becomes Rejected; no salary record is created. An audit-log entry is written.
A worked example
Maria Santos, a developer on Grade 3 (Step 3 of 5, ₱37,500/mo, ₱3,750 per step), scores 4.62 — Outstanding in Q1 2026, her third Outstanding in a row.
Outstanding proposes +2 steps; three consecutive Outstandings flag grade-promotion eligibility, so the recommendation lands her at the next grade. The manager sees the whole story — score, consecutive count, current vs recommended, the flags — and decides. Full mechanics on Salary Progression.