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1. How to Change the Password for ESS Portal if You Forgot Password?
Step 1: Go to the ESS portal login page and click on the βForgot Password' link.

Step 2: Enter the βCompany Codeβ and βEmployee Codeβ and click on the βForgot Passwordβ button.

Step 3: The password reset email will be sent to the employeeβs email id. Click on the password reset link as shown below.

Step 4: The link will redirect you to 'Change Password' page, where you can set your new password.

2. How to make TDS - Investment Declaration with Proof Entry?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal and click on the 'Profile' menu and then, click on βMy Tax Detailβ sub-menu.

Step 2: Click on the βTax Declaration Entryβ tab. Select the βClick here to enter Rent paid detailsβ button to update the monthly amount paid as rent for House Rent allowance exemption.

Step 3: Enter the details in the pop-up window and click the βSave & Close' button.

Note: For Metro cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, please enter the rent amount paid under the βMetro Rent Paidβ column. For cities other than those mentioned above, please update the details under the βNon-Metro Rent Amountβ column.
Step 4: Select the βClick here to enter Landlord details for form 12BBβ button to enter the Landlord details.

Note: If the House Rent value exceeds the amount of 1 lakh INR, it's mandatory to fill the landlord details.
Step 5: Enter the necessary details in the βLandlord Detailsβ pop-up and click on the βSaveβ button.

Step 6: To enter details about the Interest on Housing loan, click on the βClick here to Enter Property Detailsβ button.

Step 7: Click on the βSave & Close' button after entering the relevant details.

Step 8: Select the βClick here to Enter Lender Details' button as shown below.

Step 9: Enter the relevant details and click on the βSaveβ button.

Step 10: Click on the βTDS Proof Entryβ tab.

Step 11: Click on the βUploadβ button against the relevant expenses to upload their proof.

Step 12: Upload the relevant file for the proof and click on the 'Save' button.

Path: ESS Portal>Profile>Profile>My Tax Details>TDS Declaration>Entry
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Payroll/MyTaxDetails?Menu=tdsentry
3. How to Change Password for ESS Portal?
Step 1: Log in to the ESS portal and click on the βUser Iconβ on the top right corner of the screen and click on the βChange Passwordβ from the drop-down menu.

Step 2: Fill in the βOld Passwordβ and the βNew Passwordβ in the respective fields. Confirm the new password by re-entering the new password in the βConfirm Passwordβ field and click on the βChange Passwordβ button.

Note: If you are unable to make changes in the ESS portal, kindly contact us at[email protected]
Path: ESS Portal>Dashboard/Homepage
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Home/Dashboard?Menu=DashBoard
4. How to check employeeβs permission request?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal with manager credentials, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βApprovalβ submenu.

Step 2: Click on the βManager Approvalβ tab and from the βModuleβ field select βSelfservice Permission From Toβ option. Select the date range from the respective fields and click on the βSearchβ button. Employeeβs permission requests will appear.

Step 3: Select the radio button from the βApproveβ or βRejectβ columns for the respective requests and click on the βSaveβ button. The request will be approved or rejected accordingly.

Path: ESS portal-Manager Credentials>Profile>Approval>Manager Approval>Module- Selfservice Permission From To>enter date range>Search>Approve/Reject>Save
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/EmployeeApprovals
For any queries, contact [email protected]
5. How to check employeeβs permission request as HR or admin?
or How to approve or reject employee's permission request as an HR/Admin?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal with manager credentials, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βApprovalβ submenu.

Step 2: Click on the βHR Approvalβ tab and from the βModuleβ field select βSelfservice Permission From Toβ option. Select the date range from the respective fields and click on the βSearchβ button. Employeeβs permission requests will appear.

Step 3: Select the radio button from the βApproveβ or βRejectβ columns for the respective requests and click on the βSaveβ button. The request will be approved or rejected accordingly.

Path: ESS portal-Admin Credentials>Profile>Approval>HR Approval>Module- Selfservice Permission FromTo>enter date range>Search>Approve/Reject>Save
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/EmployeeApprovals?Menu=hrapprove
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6. How to revoke permission/short leave/hour to hour leave?
a. Reject leave permission request
b. Revoke approved permission leave
a. How to reject permission/short leave/hour to hour leave request as manager?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal with manager credentials, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βApprovalβ submenu.

Step 2: Click on the βManager Approvalβ tab and from the βModuleβ field select βSelfservice Permission From Toβ option. Select the date range from the respective fields and click on the βSearchβ button. Employeeβs permission requests will appear.

Step 3: Select the radio button from the βRejectβ columns for the respective requests and click on the βSaveβ button. The request will be rejected.

Path: ESS Portal-Manager Credentials>Profile>Approval>Manager Approval>Module- Selfservice Permission FromTo>enter date range>Search>Reject>Save
Link: https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Employee/employee/Profile?employeeID=764&module=leaveentry&empstatus=1
b. How to revoke or cancel permission/short leave/hour to hour leave approved by a manager?
If the Permission/short leave/hour to hour leave is approved from manager it can be revoked from the cloud portal.
Step 1: Log into cloud portal, go to the βEmployeeβ menu and click on the βEmployee Listβ submenu.

Step 2: Select the employee for whom you want to revoke or cancel the permission request.

Step 3: Under the βAttendanceβ tab click on the βPermission Entryβ subtab. Click on the βDeleteβ button for the permission leave you want to revoke and the entry will be deleted.

Path: Cloud Portal>Employee>Employee List>select employee>Attendance>Permission Entry>select Month>Delete
Link: https://cloud.pockethrms.com/Employee/employee/Profile?employeeID=764&module=leaveentry&empstatus=1
For any queries, contact [email protected]
7. How to view/check and edit/change correspondence address in ESS portal?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βMy Profileβ submenu.

Step 2: Click on the βPersonal Detailsβ tab, in the field βCorrespondence Address' field, you can view the correspondence address. You can make the required changes and click on the βSaveβ button and the changes will be saved accordingly.

Path: EES Portal>Profile>My Profile>Personal Details>make required changes>Save
For any queries, contact [email protected]
8. How to approve/view/check teamβs or employeeβs hour to hour permission request or short leave request from the ESS portal?
You can approve employeeβs hour to hour permission request from,
A. Managerβs ESS log in &
A. How to approve teamβs or employeeβs hour to hour permission request from the managerβs ESS portal?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal with manager log in rights, go to the βLeaveβ menu and click on the βApprovalβ submenu.

Step 2: Go to the βManager Approvalβ tab, select βModuleβ as βSelfservice Permission From Toβ, select Date Range and click on the βSearchβ button. The permission entries will appear.

Step 3: Select radio button from the βApproveβ column for the respective entry and click on the βSaveβ button. The hour to hour permission request will be accepted.

Path: ESS Portal manager log in>Profile>Approval>Manager Approval>Module- Selfservice Permission From To>Select Date Range>Search>Approve>Save
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/EmployeeApprovals?Menu=managerapprove
For any queries, contact [email protected]
B. How to approve employeeβs hour to hour permission request from the HRβs ESS portal?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal with HR rights, go to the βLeaveβ menu and click on the βApprovalβ submenu.

Step 2: Go to the βHR Approvalβ tab, select βModuleβ as βSelfservice Permission From Toβ, select Date Range and click on the βSearchβ button. The permission entries will appear.

Step 3: Select radio button from the βApproveβ column for the respective entry and click on the βSaveβ button. The permission request will be approved.

Path: ESS Portal with HR log in>Profile>Approval>HR Approval>Module-Selfservice Permission From To>Select Date Range>Search>Approve/Reject>Save
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/EmployeeApprovals?Menu=managerapprove
For any queries, contact [email protected]
9. How to view organization chart from ESS portal?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βOrganization Chartβ submenu.

Step 2: Click on the βOrganization Chartβ tab and the organization chart will be visible.

Path: ESS Log in>Profile> Organization Chart>Organization Chart(tab) For any queries, contact [email protected]
10. How can employee upload or update their photo or image in the ESS portal as profile picture? Where can an employee upload their recent photo so it can be downloaded by HR?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βMy Profileβ submenu.

Step 2: Go to the βEmployee Detailsβ tab and click on the βRemove Pictureβ button if you have previously have uploaded a picture and then you will ger the browse option

Step 3: Once previous photo is removed or if you have never uploaded profile photo before, click on the βBrowseβ button and select image from your computer. The profile photo will be updated accordingly.

Path: ESS Portal>Profile>My Profile>Employee Details>Remove Picture>Browse>select photo
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/Index?Menu=Employeedetails
For any queries, contact [email protected]
11. How to check and approve or reject employee earning after editing the details?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βApprovalβ submenu.

Step 2: Depending on your role click on the βManager Approval/HR approvalβ tab. Select βModuleβ as βEarning Deductionβ, select Date Range from the respective fields on click on the βSearchβ button.

Step 3: Select the respective radio button from the βApproveβ or βRejectβ column as required and click on the βSaveβ button. The employeeβs earning requests will be approved or rejected accordingly.

Path: ESS Portal > Profile > Approval > Manager Approval / HR approval >Module - βEarning Deductionβ > select Date Range > Search > Approve/Reject > Save
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/EmployeeApprovals?Menu=managerapprove
For any queries, contact [email protected]
12. How to approve or reject the pending requests in the new employee module?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal with admin or manager credentials. Go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the Manager Approval/HR Approval submenu

Step 2: Go to the βManager Approval/HR Approvalβ tab, select βModuleβ as βNew Employeeβ and Date range from the respective fields and click on the βSearchβ button.

Step 3: Approve or reject the pending approval entries and click on the βSaveβ button.
Path: ESS Manager/Admin>Profile>Approval>Manager Approval/HR Approval>Module-New Employee>select Date Range>Search>Approve/Reject>Save
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Profile/EmployeeApprovals?Menu=hrapprove
For any queries, contact [email protected]
13. How to check the employee code entries that are pending for approval?
The employee code entries that are pending for manager or HR approval are the entries in new employee module. You can check these from manager or HR credentials.
For any queries, contact [email protected]
14. How to get employee details from the employee self-service app (ESS App)?
Step 1: Log into the ESS app, click on the β3 Lines menuβ icon, and under the βProfileβ click on the βMy Profileβ submenu.

Step 2: Here you can find information under the βEmployee Detailsβ tab. You can also click on the other tabs such as βPersonal Detailsβ or βAdditional Detailsβ to view respective information.

Path: ESS App> 3 Line menu> Profile > My Profile > Employee Details
For any queries, contact [email protected]
15. How to download payslip from the ESS mobile app?
Step 1: Log into the ESS mobile app, click on the β3 Lineβ menu at the upper-left hand side of the screen. Go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βMy Salary Detailsβ submenu.

Step 2: Under the βMy PaySlipβ tab click on the respective month entry for which you want to download.

Step 3: The earning and deduction details will be visible, click on the βDownload Iconβ towards the upper right corner of the screen and the payslip will be downloaded accordingly.

Path: Mobile App>3 line Menu>Profile>My Salary Details>My Payslip>My PaySlip>click on the respective month entry>click βDownload Iconβ
For any queries, contact [email protected]
16. How to download payslip from the ESS portal?
Step 1: Log into the ESS portal, go to the βProfileβ menu and click on the βMy Salary Detailsβ submenu.

Step 2: Go to the βMy PaySlipβ tab and click on the respective βDownload Iconβ for the payslip you want and it will be downloaded.

Path: ESS Portal>Profile>My Salary Details>My PaySlip>click on the respective βDownload Iconβ
Link: https://ess.pockethrms.com/Employee/Payroll/MySalaryDetails?Menu=salarysummary
For any queries, contact [email protected]
17. When will OT show or will be reflected?
OT will be reflected once you save the OT entry multi >>process time consolidation then the OT hours will show in the In/out details of the attendance >> payroll posting >>process the payroll. The OT will show in the salary details.
Also, if the approval matrix is been set for OT approvals, then it can be approved by the respective manager and it will be considered while processing the salary as per the configurations.
For any queries, contact [email protected]
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