Payroll and HR glossary
Plain definitions of the terms that come up when you run payroll and HR in Pakistan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Every rate and rule is taken from the law or the authority that sets it, and each term links to the calculator, guide or tool that does the job.
Payroll terms in Pakistan
- EOBIEmployees’ Old-Age Benefits InstitutionEOBI explained: who must register, why the contribution is charged on the minimum wage rather than pay, and what the employer and the employee each pay.What is EOBI?
- PESSIPunjab Employees Social Security InstitutionPESSI is the social security institution for workers in Punjab. What it provides, what the employer contributes, and how it differs from EOBI on a payslip.What is PESSI?
- Income tax slabWhat an income tax slab is, how Pakistan’s slab table for salaried people works in 2026-27, and a worked example of the tax on a monthly salary.What is an income tax slab?
Payroll terms in the UAE
- WPSWages Protection SystemThe UAE Wages Protection System explained: who must pay salaries through it, what the salary information file is, and when MOHRE treats wages as late.What is WPS in the UAE?
- End-of-service gratuityEnd-of-service gratuity in the UAE: who is owed it, the days of basic wage per year of service, the cap, when it is paid, and a short worked example.What is end-of-service gratuity?
- Basic salaryBasic salary is the contract wage before allowances. Why it matters in the UAE: gratuity, overtime and leave pay on exit are worked out on it, not on gross pay.What is basic salary?
Payroll terms in Saudi Arabia
- GOSIGeneral Organization for Social InsuranceGOSI is Saudi Arabia’s social insurance body. The three branches it collects for, the contributory wage, and how Saudi and non-Saudi staff are treated.What is GOSI?
- SANEDSANED is Saudi Arabia’s unemployment insurance, run by GOSI: who it covers, what the employer and employee each pay since 2022, and the wage it is charged on.What is SANED?
HR and payroll terms anywhere
- Full and final settlementFull and final settlement is the last payment that closes a leaver’s account: what it includes, what is recovered from it, and when it has to be paid.What is full and final settlement?
- Notice periodA notice period is the time between resigning or being dismissed and the last day of work. How it is set, what pay in lieu of notice is, and the UAE limits.What is a notice period?
- Leave encashmentLeave encashment is payment for paid leave earned but not taken. When it is due, the wage it is worked out on, and how it lands in a leaver’s settlement.What is leave encashment?
- Probation periodA probation period is the trial at the start of a job. How long it can last, how it ends, what a review should cover, and the limits under UAE Labour Law.What is a probation period?
- Salary arrearsSalary arrears are pay owed for past periods, usually after a backdated raise. How arrears are worked out, when they are paid, and their effect on monthly tax.What are salary arrears?
- TimesheetA timesheet records the hours a person worked in a period, for pay, overtime or client billing. What it contains, who approves it, and how it feeds payroll.What is a timesheet?
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)Model Context ProtocolModel Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT use outside systems. What it does and how Orbiz uses it.What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
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