Payroll Administration
& HR Compliance
Run an accurate, on-time Malaysian payroll — gross to net, every statutory contribution, and the deadlines that carry penalties. A practical, hands-on course for anyone who owns the payroll, and fully HRD Corp claimable.
Payroll is where small mistakes get expensive
Payroll is the one process that has to be right, every month, on a deadline. Underpay someone and morale drops; miss an EPF or SOCSO submission and penalties follow; get the tax deduction wrong and it lands on the employee at year-end. It's deadline-driven, heavily regulated, and unforgiving of guesswork.
This course gives whoever runs your payroll a solid, practical grounding: how to take a salary from gross to net, handle every statutory contribution correctly, hit the submission deadlines, and close the year cleanly — all in the Malaysian context.
What your team will be able to do
- Run a full monthly payroll from gross pay to net pay, with confidence.
- Handle EPF, SOCSO and EIS correctly — who's covered, employer and employee portions, and how they're submitted.
- Apply Monthly Tax Deduction (PCB / MTD), including the effect of employee relief declarations.
- Meet each statutory submission and payment deadline, and know the cost of missing them.
- Produce compliant, itemised payslips and keep the required records.
- Apply the Employment Act rules that affect pay — working hours, overtime, leave and permissible deductions.
- Close the year: the EA form, Form E and CP8D, and preparing for an audit or inspection.
What's covered
Payroll fundamentals
The monthly payroll cycle, pay components (basic, allowances, overtime, bonuses), and the journey from gross to net.
Statutory contributions
EPF (KWSP), SOCSO (PERKESO) and EIS — coverage, employer versus employee portions, and how and when each is submitted.
Monthly Tax Deduction (PCB / MTD)
How PCB works, the effect of TP1 / TP2 / TP3 relief declarations, the computerised method, and CP39 submission.
Employment Act compliance
Working hours and overtime, leave entitlements, permissible and prohibited deductions, and the itemised payslip requirement.
Other deductions & the levy
Where the HRD Corp levy fits, plus items like zakat and voluntary deductions, and handling new joiners and leavers mid-month.
Year-end & audit readiness
Preparing the EA form, submitting Form E and CP8D, reconciling the year, record keeping, and getting ready for an inspection.
Who should attend
- HR, admin and accounts staff who run or support the monthly payroll.
- Business owners and directors who want to know their payroll is compliant.
- New payroll officers, or anyone who's just inherited the payroll.
- Bookkeepers moving into payroll for their clients. Some familiarity with a payslip helps — it's an intermediate, practical course.
Download the course outline
The full curriculum, learning outcomes and course details in a PDF — easy to share with your team or attach to a grant application.
Course at a glance
| Format | Instructor-led — run in-house for your team, or join a public session |
| Duration | 1 day |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Finance, Tax & Accounting |
| Delivery | In-house Training or Remote Online Training (ROT) |
| Funding | HRD Corp claimable under SBL-Khas |
This programme can be funded from your levy under the HRD Corp Claimable Courses (SBL-Khas) scheme — we'll handle the grant application for you. See how the grant application works, and apply so approval lands at least 14 days before the training date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Run Payroll Without the Panic.
Enrol your team on this claimable two-day course — we'll arrange the session and handle the HRD Corp grant so it costs your levy, not your cash.