Offer approval and salary budget bands

Internal salary budget bands ensure that every offer is financially viable before it reaches a candidate. If an offer exceeds the approved band, OneATS requires sign-off before it can be sent.

Who can do this

Company admins and recruiters.

Setting salary budget bands

1. 1Navigate to Jobs, select the relevant role, and click Edit Job.
2. 2Under Compensation & Budget, enter the internal Minimum and Maximum salary band.
3. 3Save the job. This band remains strictly internal and is never displayed on public job boards or the careers page.

How offer approvals trigger

• Over-band offers: When creating an offer in Onboarding with a CTC exceeding the maximum band, a 'Needs approval' warning displays the percentage over budget.
• Sending locked: The Send Letter button and stage transitions remain locked until all required approvers sign off.
• Fallback rule: If no custom offer rule matches an over-band package, sign-off automatically routes to a Company Admin.
• Automatic resets: If compensation, designation, or joining bonus values are edited on a pending or approved offer, approval automatically resets on the updated terms.