Malaysia payroll resources
Guides, news and key dates for Malaysian payroll and HR managers — EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, HRDF, year-end forms and Xero.
Payroll guides
All guides →Foreign worker payroll in Malaysia 2026: EPF 2%, SOCSO, Lindung 24 Jam, levy and digital wages
The rules for paying foreign workers changed more in 2024–2026 than in the previous decade. Here's the complete picture for payroll teams.
GuideHR letters in Malaysia: offer, confirmation, warning and termination letters (and how AI can draft them)
The letters HR sends most often, what each one must say under Malaysian employment law, and how to stop rewriting them from scratch.
GuideMalaysia payroll guide 2026–2027: EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, HRDF and minimum wage
Everything a Malaysian employer deducts, contributes and files each month — with current rates, due dates and the changes coming in 2027.
GuideMulti-company payroll in Malaysia: running several Sdn Bhds and transferring staff between them
Running a holding company and two operating Sdn Bhds? Here's how payroll, tax and statutory contributions work when staff belong to — and move between — companies in the same group.
GuideHow to calculate overtime in Malaysia (Employment Act) — with worked examples
The formulas behind overtime pay in Malaysia, worked through for a monthly-rated employee — plus rest days, public holidays and who is entitled.
GuideXero payroll in Malaysia: how to run payroll and track payroll cost by project
Xero doesn't calculate Malaysian payroll on its own. This guide explains the setup most Malaysian Xero users end up with, what to post to Xero each month, and how to see staff cost per project.
Payroll news
All news →New in altomateHR: AI-written HR letters in English or Bahasa Melayu, and mileage claims from a map screenshot
Two of the most repetitive jobs in HR — writing letters and checking mileage claims — now take a fraction of the time.
NewsNew in altomateHR: inter-company transfers, scoped admins and work-permit alerts
For groups running several companies, recent releases make altomateHR the one place to manage who works where — and who can see whose payroll.
NewsNew in altomateHR: separate payroll runs, overtime types and HRDF levy control
Recent altomateHR releases give Malaysian payroll teams more control over how a month is paid — and fewer spreadsheets on the side.
NewsNew in altomateHR: Form EA, CP8D and PCB 2(II) in LHDN's own layouts
Year-end is coming. The forms LHDN expects — Form EA, CP8D and PCB 2(II) — now come straight out of your approved payroll, in LHDN's own formats.
NewsBudget 2027: what Malaysian payroll and HR managers need to know
Budget 2027 was tabled on 9 October 2026. Here are the measures that touch payroll, what's confirmed, and what to prepare for.
NewsLindung 24 Jam (SKBBK): what employers need to know after the opt-out window
PERKESO's non-employment injury scheme went live in June, became optional for Malaysians in July, and remains mandatory for foreign workers. Here's where payroll stands now.
Payroll events & key dates
All events →Malaysia payroll compliance calendar: December 2026 to April 2027
Statutory due dates, year-end deadlines and public holidays that affect payroll over the next five months — in one place.
Key datesForm EA and Form E deadlines 2027: 28 February and 31 March
Two dates every Malaysian employer must hit for income year 2026 — and what each requires.
Live webinarWebinar: Year-end payroll in Malaysia with altomateHR and Xero
A practical walk-through of closing the payroll year — from December's run to Form EA, CP8D and Xero — for companies with one Sdn Bhd or ten.
Run Malaysian payroll for every Sdn Bhd from one login
EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, HRDF and year-end forms built in, payroll cost posted to Xero by project, and AI that handles the paperwork.
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