Running payroll, end to end: from setting up an employee to net pay in their account and the statutory files filed. It crosses HR, Payroll and Finance.
- The path from a new hire to a paid, compliant payroll
- Which employee fields drive the statutory calculations
- How the batch produces payslips, files and the payment
The journey, step by step
Set up the employee HR
The employee record carries the fields payroll depends on: date of birth (for statutory age tiers), tax details, and salary.
Configure pay Payroll
Enrol the employee in their pay items and statutory schemes, EPF citizen class, SOCSO category, PCB schedule and account numbers.
Run the batch Payroll
The monthly batch gathers active employees, prorates part-months, and calculates each one's pay and contributions in a single pass.
Issue payslips Payroll
Each employee gets a payslip: gross earnings, statutory and other deductions, and the net that lands in their account.
File statutory Payroll
The EPF, SOCSO, EIS and PCB contribution files are generated straight from the batch, matching exactly what was deducted.
Pay everyone Finance
Net pay goes to the employees and the contributions to the authorities, through the financial accounts.
Where it crosses modules
- HR to Payroll – the employee record drives the pay calculation; keep date of birth and tax fields accurate.
- Payroll to Finance – the batch accrues the payroll cost and raises a payable per scheme, ready to pay.
Common variations
- Mid-month joiners – pay is prorated by the actual days worked.
- Reimbursement claims – employee expense claims can be folded into the payout.
- SKBBK – the new scheme becomes mandatory from 1 June 2026.
Related
- Modules: Payroll, HR, Workplace
- Reference: Statutory contributions