Multi-Country Payroll

Manage payroll across multiple companies
and countries in Southeast Asia with one login

Cadena's multi-country payroll platform empowers you to pay every employee accurately and on time, everywhere they are. We eliminate the burden of managing disparate systems and constantly changing compliance rules by providing a centralized solution that:

Manage all your global payroll operations from a single, unified platform, eliminating the confusion and complexity that comes with fragmented data and multiple local vendors.

Our unique country layer is pre-configured and continuously updated for local tax, labor, and reporting requirements, guaranteeing compliance across every jurisdiction you operate in.

Processes payments in multiple currencies, managing diverse company payroll equations, multiple currencies, and different time zones to ensure your employees receive their correct pay seamlessly.

Consolidate your HR and payroll data into one system to simplify your supply chain, centralize data analysis, and gain real-time visibility for better strategic decision-making.

Core Multi-Country Payroll Features

Multi-Currency Support

Supports accurate salary disbursement in all local operating currencies. Provides the critical flexibility to assign different currencies to specific pay items (e.g., base salary in local currency, allowances in USD) to ensure correct regional payroll calculations

Localized Data Language

Automatically generates all required regulatory documents (like tax filings and social contributions) using the exact language, formatting, and file structures mandated by local government authorities in each country.

Flexible Pay Cycle Configuration

Allows for the seamless configuration of diverse pay frequencies (e.g., bi-weekly, monthly, weekly) and manages varying pay dates and cut-off calendars tailored to specific local country standards.

Consolidated Regional Reporting

Delivers an executive-level dashboard with a unified, group-level view of payroll costs, tax liabilities, and headcount across all countries, while retaining the ability to drill down to country-specific reports required for local compliance.

Inter-Company Transfers

Seamlessly manage the payroll implications for employees transferring between legal entities or cost centers in different countries, ensuring accurate tax and social contribution handling in both the origin and destination countries.

Cross-Country Approval Workflows

Provides flexible, configurable workflows that route payroll and HR requests (e.g., salary changes, bonuses) across borders for review by managers and finance approvers in different countries, ensuring proper governance and efficiency.

Labor Law Compliance

Automatically enforces local labor regulations regarding attendance, overtime calculations, statutory leave entitlements, and maximum work hours, ensuring your organization remains compliant with non-tax-related employment law in every country.

Bank Transfer File Support

Provides the ability to generate secure and compliant bank transfer file templates for multiple local bank formats within each operating country across Southeast Asia.

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Central Provident Fund (CPF) Contributions & SDL

Monthly reports of CPF and Skills Development Levy (SDL) to the CPF Board.

Income Tax (IRAS)

Annual reporting on employee income, including forms IR8A, Appendix 8A, Appendix 8B, and IR8S, to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

Itemised Payslip

Mandatory for all employees covered under the Employment Act who are on a contract of service for 14 days or more.

SOCSO and EIS Contribution

Consolidated monthly submission for both Social Security Organization (SOCSO) and Employment Insurance System (EIS) contributions.

EPF Contribution

Monthly remittance of employee and employer contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

PCB/MTD Remittance

Monthly and annual remittance of all employees' deducted income tax (Potongan Cukai Bulanan/Monthly Tax Deduction) to LHDN

HRDF Levy Statement

Monthly submission and payment for the Human Resources Development Fund.

Social Security System (SSS)

Monthly reporting on social security contributions for sickness, disability, maternity, retirement, and death.

PhilHealth Premium

Monthly submission of the Employer's Remittance Report for National Health Insurance premiums.

Pag-IBIG Fund (HDMF)

Monthly reporting on the Membership Contribution Remittance Form (MCRF) and Short-Term Loan Remittance Form (STLRF).

Withholding Tax on Compensation

Monthly reporting on income tax deducted from the employee's salary and remitted to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Employee Income Tax (PPh 21)

Monthly and annual reporting to the Directorate General of Taxes on income tax withheld from employee salaries.

Social Security Contributions (BPJS)

Monthly reporting on mandatory contributions for BPJS Kesehatan (Health Insurance) and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (Employment Security schemes).

Social Security Contributions (SS)

Monthly contributions withheld from the employee's salary and remitted by the employer for old-age, disability, and survivor benefits.

Wage Income Tax (WIT) Withholding

Monthly deduction and remittance of tax from employee wages (with a $500 monthly non-taxable threshold for residents) to the Autoridade Tributária.

Annual WIT Withholding Form

Annual submission by the employer to the Tax Authority, summarizing the total wages paid and WIT withheld for the financial year.

Labour Reports

Mandatory monthly or quarterly reports on staff changes and labour utilization submitted to the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA).

Social Insurance (SI, HI, UI)

Monthly declarations of mandatory contributions (Social, Health, Unemployment Insurance) and annual finalization to Vietnam Social Security.

Personal Income Tax (PIT)

Monthly/quarterly withholding declarations and the critical Annual PIT Finalization documents required by the General Department of Taxation.

Labour and Quota Reports

Reporting on personnel movements and the annual application for the Foreign Employee Quota.

Tax on Salary (ToS)

Monthly remittance of income tax withheld (progressive for residents, flat for non-residents) and Fringe Benefit Tax paid by the employer.

National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

Monthly reporting on contributions for the three mandatory schemes: occupational risk, health care, and pension.

Seniority Payment

Annual accrual and payment of mandated severance pay for employees on Unlimited Duration Contracts (UDC).

National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

Monthly contributions for both employer and employee for pension, healthcare, and work injury benefits.

Personal Income Tax (PIT) Withholding

Monthly remittance of income tax withheld from employee salaries to the Tax Department.

Personal Income Tax Withholding (P.A.T. 1)

Monthly withholding tax return and annual filing, including issuance of the employee tax certificate (Form 50 Taw).

Social Security Fund (SSF)

Monthly contribution form and annual filing, reporting total wages and contributions to the Social Security Office.

Provident Fund (PVD)

Reporting requirements for the voluntary, tax-qualified retirement savings scheme.

Social Security Fund (SSF)

Monthly contributions to the Social Security Board (SSB) for health insurance, old-age benefits, and social welfare funds.

Income Tax

Monthly and annual reporting of income tax withheld.

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