Frequently asked questions
What companies ask us before they start. Something missing? Ask us on the demo form.
Getting started
Who is Paylio built for?
Companies in Bangladesh that want HR and payroll in one place, from a single office to multi-branch teams. HR, finance, managers and employees each get their own view of the same system.
How does my company get an account?
There is no public sign-up. Book a demo and our team sets up your organisation and walks your people through it. We provision every organisation ourselves, so payroll data never sits in a workspace nobody has spoken to us about.
How long does setting up take?
Most of the work is moving your data in. A setup wizard covers company details, departments, work schedule, leave policy and salary structure; employees, salaries, leave balances and attendance can then be imported from spreadsheets.
Can we import our existing employees?
Yes. Upload a CSV or Excel file, preview the result before anything is saved, and choose whether to send each person an invite. Salary revisions, leave balances and attendance have their own imports.
Can we switch off modules we don't use?
Yes. Payroll & Tax, Attendance, Leave, Loans, Statutory & Compliance, Reports and leave encashment can each be switched off for your company. Tell us and we set it.
How is Paylio priced?
Per active employee per month, in taka, with VAT as a separate line. Your price is set in your company's contract — request pricing and we will send a quote.
Payroll & compliance
Does Paylio follow NBR tax rules?
Paylio applies the current NBR slabs and investment rebate under the Income Tax Act 2023 every month, so the right TDS is deducted. It records challans, reconciles deposited against deducted tax, and generates the eTDS return and Form 108 certificates.
How does payroll approval work?
Each run is checked for anomalies, compared with last month and put through a payday check, then goes through your own approval steps. No one can approve a run they prepared, and every return, countersign, lock and reversal is recorded.
Can salary be paid through bKash or Nagad?
Yes, through each provider's bulk-payout portal. After approval Paylio splits payments by method and produces same-bank, BEFTN and NPSB sheets plus a separate file for bKash, Nagad and Rocket. Paylio does not move the money itself.
Do requests go through more than one approver?
Yes. Leave, overtime, attendance corrections and other requests go to the reporting manager first and then to HR. Loans are endorsed by the manager and then approved by HR or finance. Every step is recorded.
Security & data
How is personal data protected?
National ID, TIN, passport, bank account and routing numbers, MFS number and PF account are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they are stored, with the keys kept outside the database. All traffic runs over HTTPS, and every query is limited to your own organisation.
Who can see what?
Access follows roles — admin, HR, finance, manager, auditor and employee, plus custom roles you create — and the server checks permissions on every request. Viewing someone's salary or identifiers is recorded in a separate access log.
Where is our data hosted, and is it backed up?
Paylio runs on cloud hosting through the sub-processors named in our Privacy Policy. Backups are taken regularly, encrypted before they leave the server and stored off it.
Who owns our data, and what if we leave?
Your organisation owns the data it puts in. If the contract ends, your data is available to export for a limited period and is then deleted under our retention policy.
Do you hold a security certification?
No — we hold no third-party certification and no external audit has been done. Our Security page lists the controls that are actually in the product.
Employees & mobile
Is there a mobile app?
Yes. Paylio installs from the browser, with no app store needed — Share → Add to Home Screen in Safari on iPhone, or Install app in Chrome on Android. It then opens full-screen and sends notifications.
Is Paylio available in Bangla?
Yes. Employees can use the app in Bangla or English, and their choice follows them across devices. Payslips are issued in English.
Can employees get their own payslips?
Yes. Employees download every released payslip from their own account on the web or their phone. A signed QR code lets a bank or embassy check that a payslip is genuine, and employees can query a payslip line in the app.
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