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Practical, country-by-country guides on payroll, compliance and leave — and how to treat your people as capital to invest in, not headcount to manage. Written for HR leaders at growing companies across the UK, Ireland, USA, UAE, India and Australia.

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Global Payroll Australia

Maternity pay in Australia: how employers handle it

Maternity pay in Australia is not funded by employers directly. The federal government pays Parental Leave Pay through Services Australia, and most employers act as a conduit — running the payments th

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Global Payroll UAE

Maternity pay in the United Arab Emirates: how employers handle it

Maternity pay in the UAE is governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, which sets a statutory minimum that employers must fund directly — there is no state insurance fund to claim back from.

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Global Payroll Ireland

Maternity pay in Ireland: how employers handle it

Maternity pay in Ireland is split between a state benefit paid by the Department of Social Protection and any additional pay an employer chooses to offer on top. Employers do not fund Maternity Benefi

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Use Cases Global

HR Software for UK Tech Startups

Tech startup HR: fast onboarding, ERA 2025 day one rights during rapid hiring, equity documentation, and a pricing model that scales. HR software for the growth phase.

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Global Payroll India

Salary sacrifice arrangements in India

Salary sacrifice arrangements in India allow an employer to restructure a portion of an employee's cost-to-company into specific non-cash or tax-efficient components, reducing the employee's taxable

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Global Payroll UK

Salary sacrifice arrangements in the United Kingdom

Salary sacrifice lets an employee give up part of their contractual cash salary in exchange for a non-cash benefit. The employer pays less National Insurance as a result, and — depending on the benefi

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Global Payroll USA

Salary sacrifice arrangements in the United States

Salary sacrifice — known in the US as a salary reduction arrangement or pre-tax benefit election — lets employees redirect a portion of their gross wages toward qualifying benefits before payroll taxe

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Global Payroll Australia

Salary sacrifice arrangements in Australia

Salary sacrifice is a formal arrangement where an employee agrees to forgo part of their pre-tax salary in exchange for non-cash benefits of equivalent value. Done correctly, it reduces the employee's

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Global Payroll UAE

Salary sacrifice arrangements in the United Arab Emirates

Salary sacrifice arrangements do not exist as a formal legal mechanism in the UAE. Unlike the UK or Australia, the UAE has no statutory framework that allows employees to give up part of their contrac

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Global Payroll Ireland

Salary sacrifice arrangements in Ireland

Salary sacrifice in Ireland lets an employer and employee agree to reduce the employee's gross pay in exchange for a non-cash benefit, reducing the PRSI and USC both parties pay on that portion of sal

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Global Payroll UK

Company cars and vehicle benefits in the United Kingdom

Company car tax in the UK is a benefit in kind — the employer reports it to HMRC, pays Class 1A National Insurance on the value, and the employee pays income tax through an adjusted tax code. Neither

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Global Payroll India

Company cars and vehicle benefits in India

Company car benefits in India are treated as a taxable perquisite in the hands of the employee, with the taxable value calculated using prescribed rates set by the Income Tax Act — not the actual cost

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