What should i do if company hold my salary?

First step: talk to HR or your reporting manager in writing (email or message). Sometimes salary holds happen due to admin issues notice period confusion or client delays. Keep everything documented and stay professional—you’ll need that paper trail later if things escalate.

If they still don’t release your salary check your appointment letter and local labor laws. In many regions holding salary without valid reason is illegal. You can file a complaint with the labor commissioner or labor court. Before going legal a formal legal notice from a lawyer often scares companies into paying.

I’ve seen cases where public escalation works too—posting calmly on platforms like LinkedIn or Glassdoor (without defamation) sometimes gets faster results. Just make sure you’ve tried internal resolution first.