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# Is it possible to pause loan repayments for my employee temporarily?

Yes, you can pause loan instalment deductions using the Pause option and resume it after some time. To pause loan repayments:

*   Go to the **Loans** module.
*   Select the employee for whom you want to halt the loan repayments temporarily.
*   Click the **More** icon (three horizontal dots) on the top right corner and select **Pause Instalment Deduction**.

![Pause Loans](/in/payroll/help/images/loans/pause-instalment-deduction.png)

*   You can choose to pause the loan instalment deductions **Immediately** or from a **Scheduled month**.
*   If you’ve selected **On Scheduled Month**, select the month from which the instalments need to be paused.
*   Select the month from which you want to resume the loan deductions. If you do not want to specify it, you can leave it empty.
*   Enter a reason and click **Save**.

![Pause Loans](/in/payroll/help/images/loans/loan-pause-details.png)

The loan deductions will be paused for the employee for the selected period.