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HR One Stop Solutions
From hiring your first employee to managing a full team — OCTIS covers every part of your HR operation. Find the right people, develop them, run payroll compliantly, or put people on the ground in Malaysia without setting up an entity.
From hiring your first employee to managing a full team — OCTIS covers every part of your HR operation. Find the right people, develop them, run payroll compliantly, or put people on the ground in Malaysia without setting up an entity. One platform, every HR solution you need.
- End-to-end
- Recruit · train · pay · place
- HRD Corp
- Claimable training
- No entity
- Needed to hire via EOR
Why teams run HR on OCTIS
Recruitment, HRD Corp claimable training, payroll and EOR sit on one platform — so EPF, SOCSO, EIS and PCB are handled correctly every cycle, whoever's running it.
From first hire to full team
Recruit, train, pay and place people through one platform — pick what you need, when you need it.
Compliant by default
EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB and LHDN handled correctly every cycle, with licensed professionals behind the numbers.
Hire without an entity
EOR puts people on the ground in Malaysia under our legal employer, backed by a full professional back office.
What’s included
Which solution are you looking for?
Human Resources Solutions
For businesses building and managing a team in Malaysia. Pick the solution you need — or run all three together through OCTIS.
Recruitment
We find the right people for you, fast
Our team sources, screens and shortlists — success-fee based, placement guaranteed.
Best for: Businesses looking to hire — from first employee to senior roles.
Learn moreTraining & development
HRD Corp claimable training for your team
Upskill with 500+ certified Malaysian trainers, in-house or open enrolment — and claim the cost back through your levy.
Best for: Teams looking to upskill staff and recover training costs through the HRD Corp levy.
Learn morePayroll
Run payroll your way, DIY or fully processed by OCTIS
Same platform, same compliance, two levels of effort. EPF, SOCSO and PCB always handled correctly.
Best for: Any business with Malaysian employees that needs compliant, efficient payroll.
Learn moreEmployer of Record (EOR)
Hiring into Malaysia from abroad — without setting up a local entity. OCTIS acts as your legal employer on record, backed by a full professional team — HR specialists, payroll accountants, tax advisors, employment lawyers and licensed company secretaries — all under one monthly fee.
Employer of record (EOR)
Your entire back office team, without the headcount
OCTIS becomes your legal employer on record — contracts, payroll, tax, company secretarial and HR/legal advisory, all under one monthly fee.
What EOR covers
Employment contracts & legal compliance
Your people are hired compliantly under Malaysian law — without you needing a local entity or an employment lawyer on retainer.
Payroll, EPF, SOCSO, PCB & LHDN filings
All statutory contributions and tax obligations handled by our accountants and tax advisors every month.
Company secretarial & SSM compliance
Our licensed company secretaries manage the statutory obligations of the employer entity on your behalf.
Full HR & legal advisory
Direct access to our HR professionals and employment lawyers — not a helpdesk, but people who know your account.
EOR is just the door in. Once your team is on OCTIS, the full back office — HR, accounting, legal, tax, company secretarial — is already here when you need it.
Not sure where to start?
Talk to our team — we’ll map the right solution to where you are
Tell us about your business — how many people, where you are based and what you are trying to solve. We’ll come back with a clear recommendation within one business day.
There’s more than this
Beyond HR, OCTIS runs the rest of your business too.
One login for compliance, HR, capital and more — explore everything else OCTIS does for your business. Scroll to see more.
Ready to simplify HR?
Tell us whether you're hiring, training or need an employer on record — we'll scope the right HR service and get your first placement or payroll cycle moving.
Questions
Are employers personally liable for unpaid EPF contributions in Malaysia?
Yes — company directors can be held personally liable for unpaid EPF contributions, and that liability doesn't depend on which payroll provider is used. OCTIS runs EPF, SOCSO and PCB calculations as part of every payroll cycle to keep contributions correct and on time.
Do I need to register a local entity to hire an employee in Malaysia?
No — an Employer of Record lets a company employ someone in Malaysia without registering its own local entity, with the EOR acting as the legal employer on record while EPF, SOCSO and EIS contributions and Employment Act 1955 compliance are handled at the rate fixed by law. OCTIS's EOR service puts people on the ground in Malaysia this way, backed by payroll, tax, legal and company-secretarial support.
Is the HRD Corp training levy compulsory for every Malaysian company?
No — the HRD Corp levy becomes compulsory once a company passes ten Malaysian employees, it's borne by the employer rather than the employee, and the obligation doesn't shift depending on which training provider delivers the course. OCTIS's training programmes are HRD Corp claimable, so an eligible company can recover the cost through its own levy.
Do recruitment agencies charge a fee even if they don't successfully place a candidate?
It depends on the engagement model — a retained search is paid for the search itself whether or not it ends in a hire, while a contingency or success-fee search charges nothing without a placement. OCTIS's recruitment service is success-fee based, so the fee is triggered by the placement itself.
What's included in an Employer of Record service besides running payroll?
An Employer of Record service typically also covers the employment contract and its legal compliance, and the statutory filings that come with being an employer, plus company-secretarial compliance for the employer entity itself. OCTIS adds full HR and legal advisory on top, through people who know the account rather than a generic helpdesk.