Education

UMS Payroll System: Frappe-Based HR Solution

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

The Challenge

UMS needed a modern payroll system to handle their complex payroll process requirements. The process involve cross department (Finance, HR, HUMS) and give great challenge to deal with. To tame the complex:

  • The Salary Adjustment (KEW8)
  • Overlapping
  • Salary Witheld
  • Salary Movement (Conditional)
  • Overtime (shift and fixed hours)
  • Income Tax calculation

Our Solution

We developed a custom Frappe-based payroll system tailored to UMS requirements:

Salary Processing

  • Automated salary calculations based on employee grade and structure
  • Support for multiple pay components and salary structures
  • Flexible allowance and deduction configuration
  • Overtime and special duty calculations
  • Arrears and back-pay processing

Statutory Compliance

  • Automated EPF calculation and reporting
  • SOCSO contribution management
  • PCB (Income Tax) calculations with EA form generation
  • Compliance with Malaysian labor law requirements
  • ZAKAT
  • Biro Angkasa

Integration & Reporting

  • Bank file generation for salary disbursement (Bank Remittance)
  • Integration with existing HR systems for employee data
  • Comprehensive payroll reports and summaries
  • Year-end tax reporting (Form EA)
  • many more..

The Results

The payroll system has streamlined salary processing at UMS:

Processing Efficiency

  • 90% reduction in payroll processing time
  • Payroll run completed in hours instead of days
  • Automated statutory calculations eliminating manual errors
  • Consistent and accurate salary processing

Compliance & Accuracy

  • 100% compliance with statutory requirements
  • Accurate EPF, SOCSO, and tax calculations
  • Complete audit trail for all payroll transactions
  • Error-free bank file generation

Staff Satisfaction

  • On-time salary disbursement every month
  • Transparent payslip with detailed breakdown
  • Easy access to historical pay records
  • Reduced payroll-related queries to HR

Project Info

Client
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Industry
Education
Completed
June 2025

Technologies Used

Frappe Framework Python MariaDB REST API

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