HR Meal Order & Payroll Integration
| Lines of Code | 797 |
| Technical name | to_hr_payroll_meal |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://viindoo.com/apps/modules/18.0/to_hr_payroll_meal |
| Read description for | v 13.0 v 14.0 v 15.0 v 16.0 v 17.0 |
| Required Apps | Time Off (hr_holidays) Discuss (mail) Calendar (calendar) Employees (hr) Employee Contracts (hr_contract) |
| Included Dependencies | Payroll Meal Orders Employee Relatives Viindoo Base HR Contracts (Viindoo) Work Entry Advanced HR Management Work Entry - Contract Viin - Holiday Work Entry Viin Time-Off Base Addendum Viindoo Holiday & WorkDay Manager |
| Extensions | Vietnam - Payroll for Meal Orders with Accounting Vietnam - Payroll Meal Localization |
HR Meal Order & Payroll Integration
Deduct Meal Order price in Employee Payslip
This module is a bridge module to integrate the HR Meal app (to_hr_meal) https://viindoo.com/apps/modules/18.0/to_hr_meal and the Payroll app (to_hr_payroll) https://viindoo.com/apps/modules/18.0/to_hr_payroll to deduct the meal price from the employee's payslip.
Key Features
Built natively on Odoo/Viindoo to streamline real business operations:
Allow entering the price the employee must pay for the meal and calculate the difference between the price paid by the company and the price paid by the employee on the meal order slip
Add the salary rule *Deduct the meal order* to compute the meal order amount to be deducted from the employee
Automatically recognize meal orders and compute employee meal orders price on payslips
Benefits
Simplifies the management of meal expenses by automating the deduction process directly in employee payslips.
Ensures precise calculation of meal order deductions, providing clear documentation for both employees and HR teams.
Reduces administrative workload by automating the integration of meal orders and payroll, saving time and minimizing errors.
Ensures alignment with company policies regarding meal subsidies and employee contributions.
Offers a clear view of meal expenses at an individual and organizational level, supporting better financial management and decision-making.
Set up the Employee Meal Price
Set up the price for the meal order
Meal Order
Meal order details
Meal order amount on payslip
See HR Meal Order & Payroll Integration in Action
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Technical Requirement
Changes log
We continuously improve this module. Recent updates from the official Viindoo repository:
- 2026-03-16 Improved Move meal order deduction to after-tax category.
- 2024-09-25 Improved Contract Addendum (hr.contract).
Works Great With These Modules
Extend HR Meal Order & Payroll Integration with complementary Viindoo apps:
Vietnam - Payroll Meal Localization
Exclude compliant meal allowance from PIT base for Vietnamese payroll.
Module l10n_vn_viin_hr_payroll_mealVietnam - Payroll for Meal Orders with Accounting
Automate accounting for Vietnamese meal order payroll rules
Module l10n_vn_viin_hr_payroll_meal_accountWho Should Use This Module?
Built for teams that need this capability fully integrated into their Odoo/Viindoo stack.
Executives & Business Owners
Need clear visibility into operations and a stack that scales without bespoke development.
Operations / Department Leaders
Want to streamline daily workflows, remove manual handoffs, and keep data consistent across teams.
Implementers & Odoo Partners
Looking for production-ready Viindoo modules to deliver projects faster and at lower risk.
Installation
- Navigate to Apps.
- Search with keyword to_hr_payroll_meal.
- Press Install.
Instruction
Instruction video: HR Meal Order & Payroll Integration
1. Set the price to be paid to employees
Navigate to Payroll ‣ Configuration ‣ Settings, then navigate to the Employee Meal Price field to add the default price:
In addition, you need to set up a meal price by navigating to HR Meal ‣ Configuration ‣ Meal Type, select a meal type and enter the price for them:
2. Create a Meal Order
Navigate to HR Meal ‣ Meal Orders ‣ Draft Orders to create a new meal order, confirm and approve the order. Here, you will see information about the meal value that employees and the company have to pay:
3. The Salary Computation
Navigate to Payroll ‣ Payslips ‣ Payslips to create payslips for employees (or Payroll ‣ Payslips ‣ Payslips Batches to batch generate payslips for employees). When press Compute Sheet, on payslips, you will see the information:
Meal order details
Meal order amount on payslip at Salary Computation tab
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