APAC Payroll Essentials 2025
14 July 2025
The APAC Payroll Essentials guidebook by Forvis Mazars helps businesses navigate payroll management across the Asia-Pacific region. It offers key insights into local regulations, workplace norms, registrations, visas, contracts, compensation, benefits, social security, taxes, and termination—providing essential tools for effective and compliant payroll operations.
APAC Payroll Essentials Overview
This guidebook offers practical payroll guidance to help businesses navigate regulatory requirements across the Asia-Pacific region. It features a country and territory overview covering:
- Country and territory backgrounds
- Mandatory registrations
- Work visa requirements
- Employment contracts and policies
- Employment commencement
- Compensation, wages, and allowances
- Social security and retirement
- Termination
Covered jurisdictions:
- Australia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Korea, The Republic of
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
You can download the full guidebook for detailed country-by-country insights and contact information.
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Justin Lim Partner, Head of Outsourcing (Singapore) - Singapore
Betty Tang Partner, Accounting and Outsourcing - Hong Kong
