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Compliance setup — this guide covers statutory, payroll, and regulatory requirements. Octal HR is configurable for different countries, regions, and organizational policies.

Where to Find Company Settings

Navigate to Settings from the left sidebar. Settings is organised into tabs — General, Locale, Currency, Working Time, Leave & HR, Payroll, Branding, Security, and Country Presets. Only users with an HR Manager, Admin, or Super Admin role can edit these settings.

Company Details (General tab)

General Settings
Application NameShown in browser tab and sidebar
Company NameAppears on payslips and reports
Company TaglineOptional slogan or sub-title
Company EmailOfficial contact for HR correspondence
Company PhoneOrganisation contact number
Company AddressFull postal address (multi-line)

Branding & Logo

Upload your company logo to appear on payslips, offer letters, HR emails, and employee self-service portal header.

Logo & Brand Preview
ACME Corp
Employee Self-Service Portal
Your logo appears here — recommended size: 200×60 px PNG/SVG, transparent background
The primary/accent color and sidebar color are applied to the app header, button accents, and sidebar.
Logo
  • JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, or SVG
  • Transparent background recommended
  • Max file size: 2 MB
Colors
  • Primary / accent color (hex)
  • Sidebar background color (hex)

Locale & Regional Settings

Regional Preferences
Country (Locale tab)Organisation country
Timezone (Locale tab)Organisation timezone (configurable)
Date Format (Locale tab)d M Y, d/m/Y, m/d/Y, Y-m-d, and more
Time Format (Locale tab)12-hour (03:30 PM) or 24-hour (15:30)
Currency (Currency tab)Currency code, symbol, and symbol position
Country Presets: The Country Presets tab applies locale, currency, timezone, weekend days, working days, and EOBI rates for a country in one click.

Fiscal Year (Working Time tab)

The fiscal year start month is set on the Working Time tab, alongside working days per month and weekend days. It controls payroll tax year calculations, annual leave resets, and financial reports.

Working Time Configuration
Fiscal Year Start MonthAny month (e.g. July for the 1 Jul – 30 Jun tax year)
Working Days / MonthUsed for salary proration (default 26)
Weekend DaysDays excluded from working-day calculations

Working Days & Public Holidays

Define the standard working week and add applicable public holidays for your organization or region.

Calendar Configuration
SettingDefaultNotes
Workweek DaysMon – FriSat/Sun can be added
SaturdayHalf-day or offCommon in Lahore offices
Daily Work Hours8 hoursUsed for overtime OT calculations
National HolidaysPre-loaded 12 daysEditable annually

Pre-loaded Pakistan national holidays include: Kashmir Day (5 Feb), Pakistan Day (23 Mar), Labour Day (1 May), Eid ul Fitr (3 days), Eid ul Adha (3 days), Youm-e-Ashura, Independence Day (14 Aug), Iqbal Day (9 Nov), Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 Dec).

You can add custom holidays (e.g., provincial holidays, company-specific days off) from HR → Holidays → Add Holiday.

Organisation Structure

Configure the department and designation hierarchy that flows into all HR modules:

  • Departments — Group employees for reporting and leave approval hierarchies. Departments can be nested and have a department head.
  • Designations — Job titles that can carry a grade and a minimum/maximum salary range; appear on payslips and offer letters.

Go to HR → Departments and HR → Designations to manage each of these.

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