HR & Payroll Built for
India & Middle East
Compliance. On D365 FnO.
DigiSurface delivers a fully configured Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O HR & Payroll solution covering Indian statutory compliance — PF, ESI, TDS, 24Q — and Middle East labour laws — WPS, Gratuity, End of Service Benefit — across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
Built for the Labour Laws of Every Market
Every country's payroll rules are pre-configured in the system — no manual overrides, no compliance gaps.
- Provident Fund (PF) — 12% employer + 12% employee
- ESI — 3.25% employer / 0.75% employee
- TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) — new & old regime
- Professional Tax — state-wise slabs
- 24Q statement & Form 16 generation
- Gratuity as per Payment of Gratuity Act
- WPS (Wage Protection System) SIF file generation
- GOSI (General Organisation for Social Insurance)
- End of Service Award — Saudi Labour Law
- Annual Leave Encashment
- Overtime as per Saudi Labour Law
- Expat and Saudi national payroll
- WPS — SIF file for Central Bank of UAE
- Gratuity — UAE Labour Law (Article 51)
- End of Service Benefit calculation
- Annual leave — 30 days basis
- Notice period and encashment
- Visa and Emirates ID tracking
- PASI (Public Authority for Social Insurance)
- End of Service Gratuity — Oman Labour Law
- Omanisation quotas tracking
- Annual and sick leave as per Oman law
- Expat allowances (housing, transport)
- Bilingual payslips (English/Arabic)
- WPS (Wage Protection System)
- End of Service Gratuity — Qatar Labour Law
- Annual leave — 3 weeks minimum
- Notice period calculations
- Expat housing and transport allowances
- Qatarisation compliance reporting
- SIO (Social Insurance Organisation) — Bahrain
- PIFSS (Social Insurance) — Kuwait
- End of Service Benefit — respective labour laws
- WPS compliance where applicable
- Annual leave and airfare allowance
- Multi-currency payroll in single system
Everything Your HR & Payroll Team Needs
All modules run inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations — sharing the same ledger, analytics, and security as your ERP.
Configure unlimited leave types — earned, casual, sick, maternity, Hajj leave — with grade-wise entitlements, carry-forward rules, and automatic balance tracking. Employee self-service via web and mobile.
One-click payroll run with automatic statutory deductions, pro-rata calculations for joiners and leavers, arrear processing, and salary revision management. Multi-currency for multi-country entities.
Define unlimited salary structures for different pay grades, bands, and locations. System automatically maps the correct structure to each employee and calculates all components — basic, HRA, allowances, and deductions.
Auto-generate individual payslips, PF challan, ESI challan, Form 16, 24Q returns (India), WPS SIF files (GCC), and bank transfer files — all from a single screen. Bilingual English/Arabic payslips for Middle East.
Automatic End of Service Benefit calculation per country-specific rules. System tracks service years, applies the correct gratuity formula, accounts for disciplinary deductions, and generates final settlement payslips.
One System. Two Region Payroll Expertise.
Run India and Middle East payroll in the same D365 FnO instance — statutory compliance applied per legal entity.
Full statutory compliance for Indian organisations — covering central and state-level requirements, multiple employee categories, and automated filings.
- PF & ESI — automatic challan generation and ECR file for EPFO portal
- TDS Engine — new tax regime and old regime, investment declarations, Form 12BB
- Professional Tax — state-wise slabs pre-configured (MH, KA, WB, TN, AP, TS, GJ)
- 24Q & Form 16 — quarterly TDS return and annual certificate, ready to file
- Gratuity — Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, automatic provision accounting in D365 GL
- LWF — Labour Welfare Fund deductions per state
GCC-specific payroll with WPS compliance, gratuity calculations, expat allowance tracking, and bilingual Arabic payslips — for all six GCC nations.
- WPS SIF Files — Wage Protection System compliant bank files for Saudi, UAE, Qatar
- End of Service Benefit — auto-calculated per each country's Labour Law formula
- Social Insurance — GOSI (Saudi), PASI (Oman), SIO (Bahrain), PIFSS (Kuwait) pre-configured
- Expat Allowances — housing, transport, education, telephone — configurable per grade
- Arabic Payslips — bilingual English/Arabic payslip with RTL layout for Oman and GCC workforce
- Airfare Entitlement — annual ticket allowance tracking and encashment
نظام الرواتب والموارد البشرية لدى ديجيسيرفس متوافق مع قوانين العمل في المملكة العربية السعودية والإمارات وعُمان وقطر والبحرين والكويت.
What Is D365 HR & Payroll?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 HR & Payroll is the human resources and payroll module within the Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations ecosystem. It manages the complete employee lifecycle — from recruitment and onboarding through leave and attendance management, performance reviews, and payroll processing — all integrated with your D365 Finance general ledger.
At DigiSurface, we implement D365 HR & Payroll for enterprises operating in both India and the GCC simultaneously. This requires expertise in two distinct statutory compliance frameworks: India (PF — Provident Fund, ESI — Employee State Insurance, TDS — Tax Deducted at Source) and GCC (GOSI — Gulf Cooperation Council Social Insurance Organization, WPS — Wage Protection System, Gratuity calculations by country).
A single D365 HR environment can manage payroll for an Indian entity (INR, PF/ESI/TDS) and GCC entities (SAR, AED, OMR, QAR, BHD, KWD, with GOSI, WPS, and Hijri calendar support) with separate statutory reporting for each jurisdiction. Bilingual payslips — English and Arabic — are supported for GCC employees.
India Payroll Compliance in D365 — PF, ESI, TDS Rates
All rates pre-configured in DigiSurface's D365 deployment. No manual overrides.
| Statutory Component | Rate / Threshold | D365 Configuration |
|---|---|---|
| Provident Fund (PF) | 12% employee + 12% employer on basic salary | Earnings code setup, PF challan generation |
| ESI (Employee State Insurance) | 0.75% employee + 3.25% employer (wages ≤ ₹21,000/mo) | ESI contribution setup, monthly challans |
| TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) | Per income tax slabs (new + old regime) | Tax declaration, Form 16 generation, 24Q |
| Professional Tax | Varies by state (₹200/month max) | State-specific deduction setup |
| Gratuity | 15 days per year of service (after 5 years) | Provision accounting in D365 Finance GL |
GCC Payroll Compliance in D365 — GOSI, WPS & Gratuity Rates
All 6 GCC countries configured in a single D365 multi-entity environment.
| Country | GOSI (Employee) | GOSI (Employer) | WPS | Gratuity Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 9.75% | 11.75% | ✅ Required | 15 days/yr (1–5 yrs), 30 days/yr (5+ yrs) |
| 🇦🇪 UAE | Expats exempt | Expats exempt | ✅ Required | 21 days/yr (1–5 yrs), 30 days/yr (5+ yrs) |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 7% | 11.5% | ✅ Required | 15 days/yr (3–5 yrs), 1 month/yr (5+ yrs) |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Expats exempt | Expats exempt | ✅ Required | 3 weeks per year |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 1% | 3% | ✅ Required | Per Labour Law |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 5% | 11% | ✅ Required | Per Labour Law |
The Power of Building on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
This is not a standalone payroll tool. It runs inside your D365 FnO ERP — sharing the same data, security, and reporting infrastructure.
Payroll journals post directly to the D365 General Ledger — no manual journal entries, no data re-keying between payroll and accounting.
Payroll data protected by Microsoft Azure's enterprise security — role-based access, audit trails, and GDPR/PDPA-compliant data handling.
Connect directly to Power BI for headcount dashboards, payroll cost analysis, leave utilisation trends, and attrition analytics — all live from D365.
Employees apply for leave, view payslips, submit investment declarations, and track PF balance via mobile — available in English and Arabic.
Run India (INR) and GCC (SAR/AED/OMR/QAR) payroll in the same instance. Inter-company allocations handled automatically within D365.
Approval workflows triggered from leave requests, salary changes, and onboarding — routing via Microsoft Teams with one-tap approval.
D365 FnO receives continuous Microsoft updates — statutory rate changes (PF, ESI, TDS) are pushed as system updates, not manual re-configurations.
HR data — headcount, cost centres, positions — is the same data Finance uses for budgeting and reporting. No reconciliation between separate systems.
Questions About D365 HR & Payroll
Is the system compliant with India's PF, ESI, and TDS regulations?
Yes. The India payroll module covers PF (12% employer + 12% employee), ESI (3.25% employer / 0.75% employee), TDS under both new and old tax regimes, professional tax for all applicable states, and Labour Welfare Fund. The system generates EPFO ECR files for PF, ESI challan, 24Q quarterly returns, and Form 16 annual certificates — all ready to file without manual editing.
Does the solution support WPS (Wage Protection System) for Saudi Arabia and UAE?
Yes. The system generates WPS-compliant SIF (Salary Information File) for direct submission to banks in Saudi Arabia (via SARIE) and UAE (via CBUAE). The SIF file is generated automatically at the end of each payroll run, containing all required employee bank and salary data in the correct format.
How is End of Service Benefit (Gratuity) calculated for GCC countries?
Each GCC country has its own EOSB formula, and all are pre-configured: Saudi Arabia (Labour Law Article 84), UAE (Article 51 — 21 days/year for first 5 years, 30 days/year thereafter), Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. The system tracks each employee's continuous service years, applies the correct formula based on reason for termination, and generates a final settlement payslip automatically.
Which version of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is this built on?
This solution is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 FnO) — Microsoft's enterprise ERP platform. It is not a standalone HR tool. HR and payroll data lives in the same D365 FnO environment as your general ledger, procurement, and financial reporting — eliminating the need for separate payroll software or manual journal entries.
Can we run India payroll and Middle East payroll in the same system?
Yes. D365 FnO's multi-entity architecture allows organisations to run India (INR) and GCC payroll (SAR, AED, OMR, QAR, BHD, KWD) within the same instance. Each legal entity has its own country-specific statutory configuration, currency, and compliance rules — while sharing the same chart of accounts, reporting structure, and HR master data.
Do you provide Arabic language payslips for Middle East clients?
Yes. DigiSurface configures bilingual English and Arabic payslips for Middle East clients — with RTL layout, Arabic numerals (optional), Hijri calendar dates (optional), and OMR/SAR/AED currency formatting. Particularly useful for Oman, Saudi, and Qatar clients where the workforce includes Arabic-speaking employees.
See D365 HR & Payroll in Action
Book a free demo tailored to your country's compliance requirements — India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, or Kuwait. Our D365 HR specialists will walk you through the system live.
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