diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
index eeec6e8..daa86a8 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
@@ -156,11 +156,10 @@
 			cond = """and payroll_frequency = '%(payroll_frequency)s'""" % {"payroll_frequency": self.payroll_frequency}
 
 		st_name = frappe.db.sql("""select parent from `tabSalary Structure Employee`
-			where employee=%s
+			where employee=%s and (from_date <= %s or from_date <= %s)
+			and (to_date is null or to_date >= %s or to_date >= %s)
 			and parent in (select name from `tabSalary Structure`
-				where is_active = 'Yes'
-				and (from_date <= %s or from_date <= %s)
-				and (to_date is null or to_date >= %s or to_date >= %s) %s)
+				where is_active = 'Yes'%s)
 			"""% ('%s', '%s', '%s','%s','%s', cond),(self.employee, self.start_date, joining_date, self.end_date, relieving_date))
 
 		if st_name:
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
index 54faa64..1a47347 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import erpnext
 import calendar
 from erpnext.accounts.utils import get_fiscal_year
-from frappe.utils import getdate, nowdate, add_days
+from frappe.utils import getdate, nowdate, add_days, add_months
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.salary_structure.salary_structure import make_salary_slip
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.process_payroll.test_process_payroll import get_salary_component_account
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.process_payroll.process_payroll import get_month_details
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@
 			"doctype": "Salary Structure",
 			"name": sal_struct,
 			"company": erpnext.get_default_company(),
-			"from_date": nowdate(),
 			"employees": get_employee_details(employee),
 			"earnings": get_earnings_component(),
 			"deductions": get_deductions_component(),
@@ -270,7 +269,8 @@
 		sal_struct.append("employees", {"employee": employee,
 			"employee_name": employee,
 			"base": 32000,
-			"variable": 3200
+			"variable": 3200,
+			"from_date": add_months(nowdate(),-1)
 			})
 		sal_struct.save()
 		sal_struct = sal_struct.name
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@
 def get_employee_details(employee):
 	return [{"employee": employee,
 			"base": 25000,
-			"variable": 5000
+			"variable": 5000,
+			"from_date": add_months(nowdate(),-1)
 			}
 		]
 
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.json
index 8db8e93..526d837 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.json
@@ -100,37 +100,6 @@
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "columns": 0, 
-   "default": "Monthly", 
-   "depends_on": "eval:(!doc.salary_slip_based_on_timesheet)", 
-   "fieldname": "payroll_frequency", 
-   "fieldtype": "Select", 
-   "hidden": 0, 
-   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
-   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
-   "in_filter": 0, 
-   "in_list_view": 0, 
-   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
-   "label": "Payroll Frequency", 
-   "length": 0, 
-   "no_copy": 0, 
-   "options": "\nMonthly\nFortnightly\nBimonthly\nWeekly\nDaily", 
-   "permlevel": 0, 
-   "precision": "", 
-   "print_hide": 0, 
-   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
-   "read_only": 0, 
-   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
-   "report_hide": 0, 
-   "reqd": 0, 
-   "search_index": 0, 
-   "set_only_once": 0, 
-   "unique": 0
-  }, 
-  {
-   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
-   "bold": 0, 
-   "collapsible": 0, 
-   "columns": 0, 
    "fieldname": "column_break1", 
    "fieldtype": "Column Break", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -189,6 +158,37 @@
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "columns": 0, 
+   "default": "Monthly", 
+   "depends_on": "eval:(!doc.salary_slip_based_on_timesheet)", 
+   "fieldname": "payroll_frequency", 
+   "fieldtype": "Select", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
+   "label": "Payroll Frequency", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "options": "\nMonthly\nFortnightly\nBimonthly\nWeekly\nDaily", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
    "default": "No", 
    "fieldname": "is_default", 
    "fieldtype": "Select", 
@@ -219,64 +219,6 @@
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "columns": 0, 
-   "fieldname": "from_date", 
-   "fieldtype": "Date", 
-   "hidden": 0, 
-   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
-   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
-   "in_filter": 0, 
-   "in_list_view": 1, 
-   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
-   "label": "From Date", 
-   "length": 0, 
-   "no_copy": 0, 
-   "oldfieldname": "from_date", 
-   "oldfieldtype": "Date", 
-   "permlevel": 0, 
-   "print_hide": 0, 
-   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
-   "read_only": 0, 
-   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
-   "report_hide": 0, 
-   "reqd": 1, 
-   "search_index": 0, 
-   "set_only_once": 0, 
-   "unique": 0
-  }, 
-  {
-   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
-   "bold": 0, 
-   "collapsible": 0, 
-   "columns": 0, 
-   "fieldname": "to_date", 
-   "fieldtype": "Date", 
-   "hidden": 0, 
-   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
-   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
-   "in_filter": 0, 
-   "in_list_view": 1, 
-   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
-   "label": "To Date", 
-   "length": 0, 
-   "no_copy": 0, 
-   "oldfieldname": "to_date", 
-   "oldfieldtype": "Date", 
-   "permlevel": 0, 
-   "print_hide": 0, 
-   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
-   "read_only": 0, 
-   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
-   "report_hide": 0, 
-   "reqd": 0, 
-   "search_index": 0, 
-   "set_only_once": 0, 
-   "unique": 0
-  }, 
-  {
-   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
-   "bold": 0, 
-   "collapsible": 0, 
-   "columns": 0, 
    "fieldname": "employee_break", 
    "fieldtype": "Section Break", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -894,7 +836,7 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
- "modified": "2016-12-14 02:02:10.848614", 
+ "modified": "2017-02-06 01:32:16.815429", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "HR", 
  "name": "Salary Structure", 
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.py
index 13622c3..828962e 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/salary_structure.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
 
-from frappe.utils import cstr, flt, getdate, cint
-from frappe.model.naming import make_autoname
+from frappe.utils import flt, cint
 from frappe import _
 from frappe.model.mapper import get_mapped_doc
 from frappe.model.document import Document
@@ -29,13 +28,13 @@
 	def validate_amount(self):
 		if flt(self.net_pay) < 0 and self.salary_slip_based_on_timesheet:
 			frappe.throw(_("Net pay cannot be negative"))
-
+			
 	def validate_joining_date(self):
 		for e in self.get('employees'):
 			joining_date = getdate(frappe.db.get_value("Employee", e.employee, "date_of_joining"))
-			if getdate(self.from_date) < joining_date:
-				frappe.throw(_("From Date in Salary Structure cannot be lesser than Employee Joining Date."))
-				
+			if e.from_date and getdate(e.from_date) < joining_date:
+				frappe.throw(_("From Date {0} for Employee {1} cannot be before employee's joining Date {2}")
+					    .format(e.from_date, e.employee, joining_date))	
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def make_salary_slip(source_name, target_doc = None, employee = None, as_print = False, print_format = None):
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/test_salary_structure.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/test_salary_structure.py
index fe88d9a..7d761fd 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/test_salary_structure.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure/test_salary_structure.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import unittest
 import erpnext
 from frappe.utils.make_random import get_random
-from frappe.utils import nowdate, add_days, add_years, getdate
+from frappe.utils import nowdate, add_days, add_years, getdate, add_months
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.salary_structure.salary_structure import make_salary_slip
 from erpnext.hr.doctype.salary_slip.test_salary_slip \
 	import make_earning_salary_component, make_deduction_salary_component
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 			"doctype": "Salary Structure",
 			"name": sal_struct,
 			"company": erpnext.get_default_company(),
-			"from_date": nowdate(),
 			"employees": get_employee_details(),
 			"earnings": get_earnings_component(),
 			"deductions": get_deductions_component(),
@@ -108,11 +107,13 @@
 	return [{"employee": frappe.get_value("Employee", {"employee_name":"test_employee@salary.com"}, "name"),
 			"base": 25000,
 			"variable": 5000,
+			"from_date": add_months(nowdate(),-1),
 			"idx": 1
 			},
 			{"employee": frappe.get_value("Employee", {"employee_name":"test_employee_2@salary.com"}, "name"),
 			 "base": 15000,
 			 "variable": 100,
+			 "from_date": add_months(nowdate(),-1),
 			 "idx": 2
 			}
 		]
diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure_employee/salary_structure_employee.json b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure_employee/salary_structure_employee.json
index aae33e3..afbbf8f 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure_employee/salary_structure_employee.json
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/salary_structure_employee/salary_structure_employee.json
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
  "doctype": "DocType", 
  "document_type": "", 
  "editable_grid": 1, 
+ "engine": "InnoDB", 
  "fields": [
   {
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
    "fieldname": "employee", 
    "fieldtype": "Link", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
    "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
    "in_filter": 0, 
    "in_list_view": 1, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
    "label": "Employee", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
    "print_hide": 0, 
    "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
    "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
    "report_hide": 0, 
    "reqd": 1, 
    "search_index": 0, 
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
    "fieldname": "employee_name", 
    "fieldtype": "Data", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@
    "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
    "in_filter": 0, 
    "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
    "label": "Employee Name", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@
    "print_hide": 0, 
    "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
    "read_only": 1, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
    "report_hide": 0, 
    "reqd": 0, 
    "search_index": 0, 
@@ -66,14 +73,16 @@
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
-   "fieldname": "base", 
-   "fieldtype": "Currency", 
+   "columns": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "from_date", 
+   "fieldtype": "Date", 
    "hidden": 0, 
    "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
    "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
    "in_filter": 0, 
    "in_list_view": 1, 
-   "label": "Base", 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
+   "label": "From Date", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
    "permlevel": 0, 
@@ -81,6 +90,7 @@
    "print_hide": 0, 
    "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
    "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
    "report_hide": 0, 
    "reqd": 1, 
    "search_index": 0, 
@@ -91,6 +101,63 @@
    "allow_on_submit": 0, 
    "bold": 0, 
    "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "to_date", 
+   "fieldtype": "Date", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
+   "label": "To Date", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "base", 
+   "fieldtype": "Currency", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 1, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
+   "label": "Base", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 1, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "columns": 0, 
    "fieldname": "variable", 
    "fieldtype": "Currency", 
    "hidden": 0, 
@@ -98,6 +165,7 @@
    "ignore_xss_filter": 0, 
    "in_filter": 0, 
    "in_list_view": 1, 
+   "in_standard_filter": 0, 
    "label": "Variable", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
@@ -106,6 +174,7 @@
    "print_hide": 0, 
    "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
    "read_only": 0, 
+   "remember_last_selected_value": 0, 
    "report_hide": 0, 
    "reqd": 0, 
    "search_index": 0, 
@@ -123,7 +192,7 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 1, 
  "max_attachments": 0, 
- "modified": "2016-08-11 12:18:14.526977", 
+ "modified": "2017-02-06 01:32:38.183131", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "HR", 
  "name": "Salary Structure Employee", 
diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index 6563dfb..4887e3f 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -364,4 +364,5 @@
 erpnext.patches.v7_2.update_salary_slips
 erpnext.patches.v7_2.set_null_value_to_fields
 erpnext.patches.v7_2.update_abbr_in_salary_slips
-erpnext.patches.v7_2.empty_supplied_items_for_non_subcontracted
\ No newline at end of file
+erpnext.patches.v7_2.move_dates_from_salary_structure_to_employee
+erpnext.patches.v7_2.empty_supplied_items_for_non_subcontracted
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v7_2/move_dates_from_salary_structure_to_employee.py b/erpnext/patches/v7_2/move_dates_from_salary_structure_to_employee.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e076e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v7_2/move_dates_from_salary_structure_to_employee.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+	frappe.reload_doc('hr', 'doctype', 'salary_structure_employee')
+	salary_structures = frappe.db.sql("""select name, to_date, from_date from `tabSalary Structure`""", as_dict=True)
+
+	for salary_structure in salary_structures:
+		frappe.db.sql(""" update `tabSalary Structure Employee` set from_date = %s, to_date = %s
+			where parent = %s """, (salary_structure.from_date, salary_structure.to_date or 'null', salary_structure.name))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/test_timesheet.py b/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/test_timesheet.py
index 11d0b1c..1db0610 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/test_timesheet.py
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/timesheet/test_timesheet.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import unittest
 import datetime
 from frappe.utils.make_random import get_random
-from frappe.utils import now_datetime, nowdate, add_days
+from frappe.utils import now_datetime, nowdate, add_days, add_months
 from erpnext.projects.doctype.timesheet.timesheet import OverlapError
 from erpnext.projects.doctype.timesheet.timesheet import make_salary_slip, make_sales_invoice
 from erpnext.accounts.doctype.sales_invoice.test_sales_invoice import create_sales_invoice
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
 
 		es = salary_structure.append('employees', {
 			"employee": employee,
-			"base": 1200 
+			"base": 1200,
+			"from_date": add_months(nowdate(),-1)
 		})