TropicHR

Industries

Payroll software for retail, hospitality, schools, transportation, professional services, large organisations, accounting firms and payroll bureaus.

Retail

Hourly teams, busy pay periods and frequent staff changes, with timesheet-driven pay and organised records.

Restaurants and hospitality

Shift-based and hourly workforces, tips and allowances, and pay period preparation that does not eat a manager’s week.

Schools

Faculty and support staff on different pay arrangements, term schedules, and a clear year-end process.

Transportation and logistics

Distributed teams, variable hours and overtime, with pay inputs and approval history visible to the right people.

Professional services

Salaried teams, leave and benefits, and less time spent reconstructing payroll history.

Large organisations

Multiple pay groups, role separation, imports and exports, and an audit trail that stands up to review.

Accounting firms

A cleaner handoff between payroll processing, statutory reporting and the general ledger for the clients you serve.

Payroll bureaus

Run many client companies from one workspace with strict separation, repeatable process and per-client reporting.

Service businesses

A growing roster, variable pay and constant employee changes kept in one place.

Common ground

Different rhythms, one dependable record.

The work behind payroll differs by industry, but the need is the same: an accurate calculation, a clear approval, an auditable history and outputs your finance process can rely on. TropicalHR provides that foundation and scales from a single employee to several thousand.

By territory

Statutory rules built for where you operate.

Payroll rules are territory-aware, versioned data – not hard-coded logic – so each territory below gets its own accurate calculation.

Jamaica

PAYE, NIS, NHT, Education Tax and the HEART/NSTA levy, calculated automatically.

Cayman Islands

No income tax – mandatory pension and health insurance contributions calculated instead.

Antigua and Barbuda

No income tax – Social Security, Medical Benefits and Education Levy contributions calculated instead.

Bahamas

No income tax – National Insurance Board (NIB) contributions calculated instead.

Barbados

PAYE and National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions, calculated automatically.

Dominica

PAYE and Social Security contributions, calculated automatically.

Dominican Republic

ISR, TSS (health and pension) and the INFOTEP levy, calculated automatically.

Grenada

PAYE and National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions, calculated automatically.

Haiti

Income tax and ONA old-age insurance contributions, calculated automatically.

St Kitts and Nevis

No income tax – Social Security and Social Development Levy contributions calculated instead.

St Lucia

PAYE and National Insurance Corporation (NIC) contributions, calculated automatically.