In short
Payroll services in the Maldives cover calculating and managing staff salaries each month. DBS Maldives runs your payroll: computing pay, allowances, overtime and deductions, issuing payslips and keeping clear payroll records, so your employees are paid correctly and you can see exactly what was paid and why.
What do payroll services include?
Payroll services in the Maldives take the monthly salary run off your desk. DBS Maldives calculates each employee's pay from their contract and the month's attendance, adds allowances and overtime, applies deductions, and produces payslips and a payroll summary for your approval.
Your business still pays the salaries. We make sure the figures behind each payment are correct, consistent and documented. Statutory deductions are applied using the current rules, which we check rather than assume.
Who should outsource payroll?
- Small businesses where the owner currently works out salaries by hand
- Resorts and restaurants with service charge, overtime and shift allowances that change every month
- Employers with a mix of local and foreign staff on different terms
- Businesses that want salary details kept away from internal staff
How DBS Maldives helps
- Setup. We build a payroll master file with each employee's salary, allowances and payment details.
- Monthly inputs. We collect attendance, overtime, leave and any one-off payments, ideally from your rosters and attendance records.
- Salary computation. We calculate gross pay, deductions and net pay for each person.
- Review. You receive a payroll summary to approve before anything is paid.
- Payslips and records. We issue payslips and keep a monthly payroll register you can refer back to.
If you want payroll figures to flow into your systems, we can help with accounting software setup.
How does a monthly payroll run work?
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Collect inputs
Before the cut-off you send attendance, overtime, leave, new starters and leavers.
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Calculate
We compute each employee's pay, allowances and deductions from their contract terms.
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Approve
You review the payroll summary and confirm it, or ask us to correct anything.
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Issue payslips
We send payslips to employees and give you the payment list for your bank transfer.
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File records
We update the payroll register so every month can be traced and explained later.
What do we need to run your payroll?
- A list of employees with contract salaries and agreed allowances
- Bank details for salary payments
- Your payroll cut-off and pay dates
- Monthly attendance, overtime and leave records
- Details of any advances, loans or other agreed deductions
- Notice of new starters, leavers and salary changes
Common payroll mistakes to avoid
- Paying from memory instead of from the employment contract
- Applying allowances inconsistently between similar employees
- Missing a leaver's final pay items or a new starter's partial month
- Deducting salary advances without a written agreement
- Keeping no record of how each month's figures were reached
To hand over your monthly salary run, contact us.
Frequently asked questions
What is salary computation?
Salary computation is the calculation of each employee's pay for the period. It starts with the contract salary, adds allowances, overtime and other earnings, and subtracts deductions such as statutory contributions and agreed advances. The result is net pay, which is what the employee receives.
Do you pay our employees directly?
No. Your business keeps control of the money. We prepare the payroll, send you a summary to approve, and give you a payment list for your bank. You make the transfers, so salary funds never pass through DBS Maldives.
Can you handle service charge and overtime in payroll?
Yes. We apply the method your business uses to share service charge and calculate overtime, based on your records and policies. If your current method is unclear or inconsistent, we point that out and help you write it down so every month is calculated the same way.
How do you make sure statutory deductions are correct?
We check the current rules for each type of statutory deduction before we set up your payroll and whenever the rules change. We do not rely on old figures. Each deduction is shown on the payslip so employees can see what was taken and why.
Is our salary information kept confidential?
Yes. Payroll data is seen only by the DBS staff who run your payroll and the people you nominate in your business. Payslips go only to the employee concerned, and we agree a secure way of exchanging monthly inputs with you.
Can you take over payroll partway through the year?
Yes. We collect the records from earlier months, check the latest payroll against contracts, and start with the next pay cycle. Any differences we find in previous months are reported to you so you can decide how to correct them.
Last reviewed 6 October 2026. Requirements change; we confirm the current rules with you before any application.