Master Malaysian Payroll with Confidence

Build practical payroll and statutory compliance skills with our Mastering Malaysian Payroll and Statutory Compliance with AI programme. Learn how to manage salary calculations, statutory contributions, PCB/MTD, joiners and leavers, payroll controls and monthly processing while using AI-assisted tools to support accuracy and efficiency.

This Mastering Malaysian Payroll and Statutory Compliance with AI programme is suitable for professionals involved in payroll, HR and employee administration, including:

• HR professionals
• Payroll executives and administrators
• Finance and accounting professionals
• HR managers and supervisors
• Compensation and benefits teams
• Business owners and SMEs
• Anyone responsible for payroll processing or statutory submissions

MODULE 1: PAYROLL FRAMEWORK

• Anatomy of a payslip and payroll register: reading a payroll from gross to net
• Payroll calendar: cut-off, input, calculation, review, approval, payment and submission
• Roles and segregation of duties across HR, payroll, finance and authorised approvers
• The Malaysian statutory landscape: which Act governs which obligation

Participant takeaway: A payroll cycle and responsibility map.

MODULE 2: PAY ELEMENTS, WAGE DEFINITIONS AND LAWFUL DEDUCTIONS

• Basic salary, wages, allowances, incentives, commissions, bonuses and reimbursements
• Why “wages” differs across the Employment Act, EPF, SOCSO/EIS and HRD levy requirements
• Cash and non-cash benefits and the payroll information needed for PCB administration
• Lawful deductions, employee authorisation, deduction limits and prohibited deductions
• Salary advances, loans, overpayments and controlled recovery arrangements
• Payroll-code design and the consequences of incorrect classification

Participant takeaway: A pay-element classification and deduction decision matrix with cited definitions.

MODULE 3: SALARY-INCOMPLETE-MONTH AND LEAVE-RELATED CALCULATIONS

• Monthly salary, wage period, salary payment timeline and the national minimum wage floor
• Incomplete-month calculation for joining, leaving and other qualifying circumstances
• Unpaid leave, no-pay days, salary adjustments and rounding controls
• Paid leave and medical leave information that affects payroll processing
• Arrears, back pay, retrospective increments and prior-month corrections
• Documenting assumptions and obtaining approval for exceptional calculations

Participant takeaway: A salary-variation worksheet with an approval trail and cited basis.

MODULE 4: ORDINARY RATE OF PAY, OVERTIME, REST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS

• Which employees are covered for working-time and overtime protections, and the wage threshold that governs it
• Dedicated drill: ordinary rate of pay and hourly rate of pay — the calculation everything else depends on
• Normal hours, spread-over period, shift work and approved overtime records
• Overtime on normal working days; work on rest days; work on public holidays
• Paid public holidays, substituted holidays and payroll treatment
• Attendance records, manager approval and common calculation errors

Participant takeaway: An independently checked working-time and premium-payment worksheet.

MODULE 5: EPF, SOCSO, EIS, SKBBK, AND HRD LEVY ADMINISTRATION

• Coverage decision factors: employment status, citizenship, residency, age and wage information
• EPF employer and employee responsibilities, contribution schedules and payment controls
• EPF for foreign employees — a recent obligation commonly missed
• SOCSO and EIS coverage, wage ceiling, contribution categories and current schedules
• SKBBK: coverage, rate, ceiling and the local-versus-foreign distinction
• HRD Corp registration, leviable wages, levy rate and remittance administration
• Older-employee scenarios requiring careful coverage checks
• Contribution month, submission deadline, late or underpaid contributions and corrections
• Why official schedules must be used instead of assuming a simple percentage calculation

Participant takeaway: A statutory coverage decision map and contribution cross-check worksheet, with each scheme’s authority cited.

MODULE 6: PCB/MTD AND PAYROLL TAX ADMINISTRATION

• Employer PCB/MTD responsibility, monthly remittance cycle and submission channel
• Recurring and additional remuneration in payroll processing
• TP1, the employee’s relief declaration and why an employee who never receives one is over-deducted all year
• TP2, bringing benefits-in-kind and living accommodation into monthly PCB instead of a year-end shock
• CP38, deducting tax arrears on LHDN directive, and how it differs from PCB
• Benefits, perquisites and taxable items that require payroll attention
• Under-deduction: when liability shifts to the employer, and how to correct it
• High-level introduction to EA, C.P.8D and Form E as part of the annual cycle

Participant takeaway: A PCB administration and exception-review checklist.

MODULE 7: JOINERS, LEAVERS, FINAL PAY AND CORRECTIONS

• New joiner setup, employee data validation and payroll cut-off
• TP3 from any new hire who worked elsewhere earlier in the same calendar year — collected before the first payroll run, or PCB is computed as though they earned nothing
• Resignation, termination, final-pay components and payment timing
• Tax clearance and cessation reporting — determining when CP22A or CP21 applies, when an exemption applies, when monies must be withheld, and when final payments may be released
• Salary in lieu, leave-related payments, recoveries and outstanding claims
• Overpayment recovery, underpayment correction and employee communication
• Employer notifications and escalation points that payroll must flag to HR or advisers

Participant takeaway: A joiner/leaver payroll checklist and correction record.

MODULE 8: PAYROLL CONTROL, RECORDS, PRIVACY AND MONTHLY CLOSE

• Pre-payroll, calculation, post-payroll and statutory-submission control points
• Maker-checker review, approval limits, change logs and segregation of duties
• Gross-to-net, headcount, variance, bank-file and statutory reconciliation
• What the payroll system computes, what it cannot know, and what a human must still check
• Personal Data Protection Act 2010, least-privilege access and secure disposal
• Monthly close checklist and hand-off to year-end reporting

Participant takeaway: A monthly payroll control checklist and exception log.

Capstone Project: Integrated Payroll Exercise

• Teams process a synthetic monthly payroll with planted issues
• Assessed on calculation accuracy, statutory coverage decisions and source verification

Enrolling with us offers you numerous benefits, including:

Expert instruction
Learn from experienced trainers who understand Malaysian payroll practices, statutory requirements and the challenges involved in managing accurate monthly payroll.

Comprehensive payroll coverage
The programme covers the complete payroll cycle, including salary calculations, overtime, deductions, EPF, SOCSO, EIS, SKBBK, HRD levy, PCB/MTD, joiners, leavers and monthly payroll controls.

Hands-on calculations
Work through practical payroll exercises involving incomplete-month salaries, overtime, public holidays, statutory contributions, final pay and payroll corrections.

Practical compliance knowledge
Understand how key statutory requirements affect payroll processing and learn how to use official schedules, records and supporting documentation more effectively.

AI-assisted productivity
Explore how AI tools can support selected payroll tasks, checking and workflow preparation while maintaining proper verification, confidentiality and human review.

Practical takeaways
Participants will develop useful tools such as payroll checklists, calculation worksheets, statutory coverage maps and exception logs that can be adapted for workplace use.

So why wait? Invest in your future success and enrol in our training today!

If you’re interested in learning more about this course and what it has to offer, don’t hesitate to reach out to us! We’d love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. Our friendly and knowledgeable team is here to help, so please feel free to reach out to us at 1700-81-5520 or email at training@excelacademy.my.

Whether you’re still considering enrolling or have already decided, we’re here to support you every step of the way. So go ahead, and get in touch with us today!