Deel Local Payroll Blog

The Botswana Income Tax Act, 2026, and the Income Tax Regulations, 2026, introduce prescribed rules for valuing employee non-cash benefits. BURS published these rules in the Tax Table and Guidance Notes for Employees' Income, effective 1...

Uganda's Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026, assented to by the President on 20 August 2026, introduces revised income tax rates and thresholds for resident individuals. The payroll-related amendments are effective from 1 July 2026. ...

Payroll is one of the most important functions in any business, yet it's often the team people only contact when something goes wrong. An error in a salary, a change to banking details, a question about deductions, or the cost of an...

The Mauritius Finance Act, enacted on 12 August 2026, introduces significant amendments to the Income Tax Act affecting payroll, personal taxation, and employee benefits. The Act brings three major changes effective from various dates: a...

Why do people choose to work in Human Resources? Reasons include that it's a respectable career with good salaries, scope for promotion, and a key role in shaping an organisation. But for many HR professionals, it's also about working with...

The Eswatini Revenue Service has deferred implementation of Practice Note IT/01/23, which governs the valuation of benefits in kind, from the originally scheduled date of 1 July 2026 to 1 September 2026. This deferral provides employers...

Payroll software with automatic regulatory updates should be the standard, not an upsell. Payroll regulations keep pace with a fast-moving and complex world, keeping payroll professionals on their toes. PwC's Payroll Complexity Survey...

Madagascar has issued Decree 2026-1352 on 2 June 2026, which establishes new national minimum wage rates effective 1 March 2026 for both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. New National Minimum Wage Rates: Effective 1 March 2026 ...

Mauritius has increased the minimum and maximum basic wage limits on which National Savings Fund (NSF) contributions are calculated, effective 1 July 2026. These updated thresholds apply to all employers and affect NSF contribution...

Zanzibar has enacted the Finance (Public Revenue Management) Act, 2026 (Act No. 2 of 2026), which amends several tax and revenue laws, including the Vocational Training Act, No. 8 of 2006. A key change from this Act is a reduction in the...

Four examples of automation supporting HR staff. Human resource people are concerned. As automation becomes more featured in modern digital technologies, many HR staff are asking the same question: will automation replace me? Their fears...

The Botswana Income Tax Act, 2026 (Act No. 13 of 2026) introduces significant revisions to individual income tax rates for both resident and non-resident individuals. Published in the Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXIV, No. 75 on...