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v16.2.0

frappe/hrmsv16.2.0Jan 27, 2026by frappe-pr-bot

AI Summary

This release enhances accessibility by adding an Employee role to the Organizational Chart and fixes several bugs related to Employee Separation reports, tax components, and permission checks for confidential fields.

Key Highlights

  • Added Employee role to Organizational Chart access permissions
  • Fixed error when opening Employee Separation report views
  • Salary Slip now ignores disabled tax components
  • Added permission checks for confidential employee fields
  • Expense Claim tax calculation fix

New Features

  • Organizational Chart accessibility for Employees
  • Improved Expense Claim tax handling
  • Enhanced permission checks for Employee records

Full Release Notes

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## What's Changed
* Employees can now open the Organizational Chart page, thanks to the added Employee role in its access permissions. (https://github.com/frappe/hrms/pull/3996)
* Fixes the error that occurred when opening the report view from the **Employee Separation** list by filtering on _Boarding Status_ instead of _Status_. Users can now switch between these views without the query error message. (https://github.com/frappe/hrms/pull/4006)
* Removes "Amend" permission for Leave Approvers on **Leave Application**, preventing permission conflicts when setting up a new site. (https://github.com/frappe/hrms/pull/4004)
* **Salary Slip** now ignores disabled tax components, so only active taxes appear in the breakdown and totals. (https://github.com/frappe/hrms/pull/4010)
* Adds permission checks when fetching data from **Employee** records, preventing Desk and Website users without the right permissions from viewing confidential employee fields. (https://github.com/frappe/hrms/pull/4012)
* **Expense Claim** now adds taxes and charges to the _Allocated Amount_ when applying employee advances, reducing unallocated balances and displaying accurate claim totals. (https://github.com/frappe/hrms/pull/4016)


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/frappe/hrms/compare/v16.1.0...v16.2.0
**Authors**: @PugazhendhiVelu, @iamkhanraheel, @G-karthick0501, @Gubbu77, @nareshkannasln, @asmitahase
**Reviewers**: @asmitahase, @ruchamahabal, @iamkhanraheel

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