Payroll guides
Practical, up-to-date guides to Malaysian payroll compliance and HR operations.
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.
GuideYear-end payroll checklist Malaysia 2026: Form EA, Form E, CP8D and PCB 2(II)
A step-by-step checklist for closing payroll year 2026 in Malaysia — what to check in December, what to issue by February and what to file by March.
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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