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Our specialists configure and run your Seychelles payroll — one team, one accountable contract, with support alongside neighbouring Mauritius.
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Payroll in Seychelles, built for SRC & SPF compliance.
Income tax to the SRC, Seychelles Pension Fund contributions, the monthly BAS and SPF12 returns and a mandatory 13th-month payment — configured to Seychelles law, not bolted on.
Indian Ocean payroll team. With no employee tax certificates issued in Seychelles, compliance rests entirely on accurate employer reporting — the people who run your payroll know the Employment Act, SRC and SPF rules from the inside, alongside neighbouring Mauritius.
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01 · At a glance
Seychelles payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every Seychelles payroll run starts from.
Capital
Victoria
Currency
Seychellois Rupee (SCR, SR)
Official languages
English, French and Seychellois Creole
Tax authority
SRC — Seychelles Revenue Commission · Pension: SPF — Seychelles Pension Fund · plus a social security contribution (maternity & sickness)
Income tax year
1 January → 31 December (calendar year)
Payroll cycle
Monthly
Monthly statutory deadline
Income tax & BAS to the SRC (typically by the 21st) · SPF (SPF12) by the 15th · annual PAYE reconciliation · 13th-month payment by 31 January
Minimum wage
National — SR 40.95/hour (continuous & part-time) · SR 47.19/hour (casual). Effective April 2025.
Ordinary working week
40–48 hours
Overtime
1.5× on normal days · 2× on rest days · 3× on public holidays
13th-month pay
Mandatory for eligible workers — one month's basic salary, paid by 31 January
Notice period
1 month (most staff) · up to 3 months (executives) · 1 day (casual)
Minimum working age / retirement age
15 years (with restrictions) / 18 years (standard) — retirement at 65
Main labour law
Employment Act [Chapter 69]
02 · Taxation, social contributions & pension
Statutory contributions in Seychelles
Employers declare income tax to the SRC via the monthly BAS and pay SPF pension contributions on the SPF12, alongside a social security contribution funding maternity and sickness benefits. Each stream has its own base, rate and deadline.
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles Pension Fund (SPF) | 5% | 5% | Of gross salary (10% total) |
| Social security (maternity & sickness) | 3% | 0% | Employer only, of total monthly payroll |
03 · Income tax and non-cash benefits
Tax brackets set by the SRC
Seychelles taxes employment income on a progressive monthly scale — residents (citizens) benefit from an exemption threshold while non-citizens are taxed from the first rupee.
| Monthly taxable income (SCR) | Non-citizen | Resident (citizen) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 8,555.50 | 15% | 0% (tax-free) | Non-citizens have no tax-free threshold |
| 8,555.51 – 10,000 | 15% | 15% | — |
| 10,000.01 – 83,000 | 20% | 20% | — |
| Above 83,000 | 30% | 30% | — |
Non-citizens do not get the 0% bracket and are taxed from the first rupee. The tax is reported to the SRC via the monthly BAS. Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC).
04 · Employment contracts
Contracts, notice and termination under the Employment Act
Get the contract type, notice period and length-of-service compensation right, and the rest of payroll follows cleanly — including leave that must be paid out on departure.
Employment contract rules
05 · Leave & employee rights
Leave entitlements set by the Employment Act
The Employment Act sets generous statutory minimums; contracts and collective agreements can add to them. These are the entitlements your accruals have to track.
Annual leave
Sick leave
Maternity leave
Paternity leave
Compassionate leave
06 · Unions & collective agreements
The bodies and agreements that shape your payroll
Affiliated unions negotiate wage grids, bonuses and overtime uplifts that your payroll must calculate — as well as union dues you must withhold and remit.
SFWU — Seychelles Federation of Workers' Unions
The national federation. Its affiliated unions negotiate sector wage scales, allowances and overtime premiums your payroll must apply, plus union dues you must deduct and remit.
Sector unions & collective bargaining
Industry-level unions are strongest in tourism, the port and the public service. Collective agreements set wages, allowances and overtime — and dues to deduct and remit.
Legal framework
The Employment Act and the Industrial Relations Act protect the right to organise and to bargain collectively. Disputes go before the Employment Tribunal. Sources: SFWU; ILO.
Native Seychelles payroll — and one accountable partner.
We own the gross-to-net engine
Seychelles rules — SRC income tax bands, SPF, social security and the Employment Act — are configured natively inside our engine, not stitched from third-party aggregators.
Always current
Regulatory changes are monitored — the April 2025 minimum wage, SRC e-filing, SPF deadlines — and your configuration updated, so every payslip stays compliant.
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Seychelles payroll, answered
Does Popay handle SRC income tax and SPF declarations in Seychelles?
Yes. We withhold income tax on the progressive SRC scale and file it via the monthly BAS to the Seychelles Revenue Commission (typically by the 21st), submit Seychelles Pension Fund contributions on the SPF12 by the 15th, and run the annual PAYE reconciliation — with rates and deadlines applied automatically.
How does the mandatory 13th-month payment work?
The 13th-month payment is mandatory for eligible workers — one month's basic salary, due by 31 January. Popay calculates it correctly and schedules the payment so the deadline is never missed.
Is your Seychelles payroll native, or run through a third party?
Native. Popay owns the gross-to-net engine, and Seychelles legislation — the SRC income tax bands (resident and non-citizen), SPF, the social security contribution and the Employment Act — is configured inside it. We don't stitch together third-party aggregators, so there's one accountable system and one contract.
Can Popay produce a fully compliant Seychelles payslip?
Yes. Payslips carry every mandatory item required by the Employment Act — position, salary, overtime, deductions, allowances and net pay — and we keep employment records available for inspection. Because Seychelles issues no employee tax certificates, accurate employer reporting is essential, and our system handles it end to end.
Do you support the Seychelles minimum wage and overtime rules?
Yes. We apply the national minimum wage raised in April 2025 — SR 40.95 per hour for continuous and part-time workers, SR 47.19 for casual workers — and overtime at 1.5× on normal days, 2× on rest days and 3× on public holidays, per the Employment Act.
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