Pakistan payroll compliance by province
Payroll compliance in Sindh
For employees whose work province is Sindh, BusinessHRM adds SESSI at 6% calculated on the Sindh minimum wage and paid by the employer, checks salaries against the Sindh minimum wage (Rs 40,000 a month, Rs 43,000 from 1 July 2026 as a budget figure to verify), gives 16 weeks' maternity leave under the Sindh Maternity Benefits Act 2018, and works out gratuity under the Sindh Terms of Employment Act 2015 variant. It builds a SESSI contribution schedule for each pay run.
- FBR income tax
- EOBI
- SESSI
- Minimum wage check
- Gratuity
What changes for employees in Sindh?
SESSI: Sindh Employees' Social Security Institution
- Rate
- 6% employer, nothing from the employee
- Calculated on
- the Sindh minimum wage
- File
- Sindh SESSI contribution schedule (CSV) for each run
Federal rules that apply as everywhere in Pakistan: FBR salary tax slabs, EOBI at 5% employer and 1% employee of the minimum wage, gratuity at 30 days' wages per completed year, 9 hours a day and 48 a week with overtime at double rate, and Pakistan's public holidays.
- SESSI is worked out on the Sindh minimum wage, not on actual pay. Confirm the base and any ceiling with SESSI.
- Gratuity uses the Sindh Terms of Employment (Standing Orders) Act 2015 variant of the 30-days-a-year rule.
Sindh at a glance
- Social security
- SESSI, 6% of the minimum wage, employer
- Minimum wage
- Rs 40,000; Rs 43,000 from July 2026
- Hourly minimum wage
- Rs 192 (July 2025 to June 2026)
- Maternity leave
- 16 weeks on full pay
- Export file
- SESSI contribution schedule
| Period | Minimum wage |
|---|---|
| Until June 2025 | Rs 37,000 |
| July 2025 to June 2026 | Rs 40,000 |
| From July 2026 | Rs 43,000 (budget figure, to verify) |
Pay below the minimum wage raises a warning on the salary screen and in the payroll pre-check. It never blocks a run. You can override any figure from a date.
| Leave | Entitlement |
|---|---|
| Annual | 14 days, accumulating up to 28 |
| Casual | 10 days |
| Sick | 8 days, accumulating to 16 |
| Maternity | 16 weeks on full pay |
Loaded in the country leave policy (Settings, Leaves, Country leave policy). You can override any entitlement.
How Sindh is applied to each person
- 1In Settings, Country and compliance, set Sindh on the office addresses in the province, or as the company default.
- 2On the People and locations tab, give any employee who works elsewhere their own province. Their override wins over the office.
- 3Switch on Tax and contributions in Payroll settings and add each person's CNIC, EOBI and SESSI numbers on their profile.
- 4Run payroll. Each payslip shows income tax and the EOBI employee share; employer contributions appear in the payslip detail and the contribution register.
Sindh payroll questions
How is SESSI calculated in BusinessHRM?
At 6% employer-only, calculated on the Sindh minimum wage, for every employee whose work province is Sindh. A SESSI contribution schedule can be exported for each locked pay run.
What maternity leave applies in Sindh?
16 weeks on full pay under the Sindh Maternity Benefits Act 2018, compared with 12 weeks in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Is the July 2026 Sindh minimum wage loaded?
Yes, Rs 43,000 a month from 1 July 2026, loaded from the budget announcement and marked to verify. You can override it if the notified figure differs.
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