Built in the Maldives, for the Maldives
The HR system that already speaks Maldivian payroll
HumanR wasn't localized for the Maldives — it was born here, inside a group running resorts, vessels and a Malé head office. Pension, withholding tax, service charge pools, Ramadan runs and work-permit expiries aren't add-ons; they're why the product exists.
Made for how Maldives operations actually run
- Dual-currency MVR/USD payroll runs
- 7% Retirement Pension Scheme contributions
- Employee withholding tax bands
- Service charge pooling and distribution
- Work permit & visa expiry alerts
- Staff accommodation on islands and vessels
Payroll in Maldives
MVR — Maldivian rufiyaa
Dual-currency payroll is native: MVR and USD packages side by side in the same run, the way Maldivian resorts actually pay.
How HumanR fits Maldives
Statutory payroll, out of the box
Maldives Retirement Pension Scheme contributions, employee withholding tax and service-charge distribution are built into the payroll engine — the same rules our free calculators publish.
The expat workforce is a first-class citizen
Work permits, visas and passports carry hard expiry dates. HumanR chases them nightly and alerts at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days — before an employee suddenly can't work or board the vessel.
Proven on real operations
The operation HumanR was built inside runs 600+ staff across 20+ sites, vessels and properties on it today — payroll, permits, attendance, leave and housing.
The modules Maldives teams lean on
Every module below is core product, not a per-country add-on.
Dual-Currency Payroll
MVR and USD, Ramadan runs, loans and holds — payday without the panic
Explore the module →Service Charge Distribution
Collected, retained, split and paid — inside the payroll run
Explore the module →Expat & Work Permit Management
Visas, permits, quota and tickets — the expat lifecycle, handled
Explore the module →Employee Records & Compliance
Every employee, every document, every expiry date — one source of truth
Explore the module →Site & Crew Operations
Who is where, sleeping in which bed, wearing whose helmet
Explore the module →Check our math before you talk to us
The pension, withholding tax and service-charge calculators on this site publish the same formulas the payroll engine runs. Free, no sign-up.
Open the free calculators →Inaendesha operesheni halisi leo
600+ staff paid monthly
20+ sites, vessels & properties
3,000+ records migrated from Excel
We didn't set out to build software — we set out to survive month-end. Once the workbook was in the system and payday became a button, we realised we'd built the product we could never buy.
Questions we hear from Maldives operators
Does HumanR handle Maldives pension and withholding tax?
Yes. The 7% Retirement Pension Scheme (employer and employee shares) and employee withholding tax bands are built into the payroll engine, and our free calculators publish the same math so you can check it.
Can it manage the service charge pool?
Yes — collection, the distributable pool, point-based or equal shares, and the payout lines in payroll. It's a core module, not a spreadsheet bolted on.
We pay some staff in USD and some in MVR. Does that work?
That's the default assumption, not an edge case. Packages can mix MVR and USD lines, and a single payroll run settles both currencies.
Where is support based?
The team operates from Malé — same timezone, same public holidays, and support that understands what a Ramadan payroll run means.
Also serving
See it running on a Maldives-shaped operation
Book a demo and walk through a company with multiple sites, mixed currencies and expiring documents — the parts that look like yours.
Hakuna kadi ya mkopo. Hakuna simu ya mauzo. Akaunti halisi ya kuingia, inayotumwa kwa barua pepe.