HR and payroll software for Sialkot's exporters
Sialkot is one of Pakistan's most export-driven cities, known worldwide for surgical instruments, sports goods such as footballs, leather gloves and garments. Its manufacturers work to international buyer standards, which means HR records are audited as closely as the product. StreamHCM gives Sialkot exporters attendance, payroll and compliance records that stand up to that scrutiny.
Why HR records matter so much for Sialkot exporters
International buyers and certification bodies routinely audit working hours, overtime, wages and age verification at supplier factories. A Sialkot unit that keeps attendance in one system, piece-rate tickets in another and payroll in Excel spends days before every audit assembling evidence, and inconsistencies between those sources are exactly what auditors look for.
StreamHCM keeps one record per worker: identity documents and date of birth at onboarding, attendance and overtime from the device, and pay calculated from that attendance. Reports for an audit come from the same data the worker was paid on.
Punjab payroll compliance for Sialkot employers
Companies in Sialkot fall under Punjab's provincial labour framework, so payroll has three statutory layers to get right every month. The first is EOBI, a federal scheme: the employer pays 5% and the employee 1% of the notified minimum wage, not of actual gross pay. With the federal minimum wage of Rs 40,700 from 1 July 2026, EOBI's own circular puts that at Rs 2,035 employer and Rs 407 employee per insured person, due by the 15th of the following month.
The second is PESSI, the Punjab Employees Social Security Institution. The employer contributes 6% of wages for covered workers and may not recover it from the employee. A Punjab notification of February 2026 fixed the monthly wage ceiling for contribution at Rs 40,000, so the contribution for a covered worker does not rise above that wage base. The third is FBR salary income tax under Section 149, withheld monthly from the annualised salary using the Tax Year 2027 slabs.
Punjab also consolidated many labour statutes into the Punjab Labour Code 2026. Its transition provisions keep earlier notifications, such as the minimum wage of Rs 40,000 a month notified for 2025-26, in force until they are replaced, so HR teams should check the Labour Department's site before each budget cycle. StreamHCM keeps these rates as configurable payroll settings, so a new notification is a settings change rather than a spreadsheet rebuild.
Payroll for piece-rate and home-based production
A lot of Sialkot production is paid by piece, and some stitching and finishing work is done by contractors or home-based workers. StreamHCM lets you import production quantities and rates per worker for the period and combine them with allowances, overtime and deductions. Payroll flags workers whose total pay for the period is below the minimum wage, which Punjab law requires piece-rated workers to receive.
Piece-rate earnings added per worker and period as salary components.
Overtime with approval and multipliers.
Minimum-wage checks on total pay.
Contractor workers tracked separately from permanent staff.
Built for busy export seasons
Order peaks bring extra shifts and new hires. Bulk onboarding, shift rosters and mobile approvals keep HR from becoming the bottleneck. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, and our Lahore team supports Sialkot customers remotely.
Typical Sialkot HR scenarios
Sialkot's exporters of sports goods, surgical instruments, leather and apparel deal with international buyers who audit working conditions. Auditors ask for attendance records, overtime hours and approvals, wage payments and leave records. StreamHCM keeps these in one system with reports that can be produced for a specific period and worker group.
Many Sialkot manufacturers use piece-rate pay for production work and subcontract parts of production. Piece-rate earnings can be paid as configurable salary components alongside time-based pay and records contract workers, so earnings can be checked against Punjab's minimum wage.
Export order cycles drive overtime. Pre-approved overtime with thresholds keeps overtime costs visible during peak months instead of surprising finance at payroll.
Getting started in Sialkot
Start with a trial on one unit, connect the attendance device and run a parallel payroll. Expand to other units and modules once results match.
Exporters and payroll accuracy
Buyers' auditors frequently test whether workers were paid for all hours, including overtime, at the correct rate. Pay calculated directly from device attendance and approved overtime, with payslips issued in the app, provides a consistent trail from the punch to the payment.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Working hours, overtime, wage and identity records come from one system, so the reports are consistent with what workers were actually paid.
Yes. Piece-rate earnings can be added per worker as salary components, so total pay can be reviewed against the minimum wage.
Onboarding records CNIC and date of birth and stores identity documents, which supports age verification during audits.
EOBI, PESSI for covered workers and FBR salary tax, all configured in payroll.
Yes, 14 days with no credit card.
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