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Payroll Software for News & Media Companies

News and media organisations across Pakistan manage complex payroll: from salaried editors to freelance contributors paid on assignment, plus daily-wage camera and technical crews. PayTime is cloud payroll software built to handle the varied wage structures, irregular shifts, and strict compliance demands of the news media sector. Automate salary runs, FBR filing, and EOBI in minutes—not days.

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Payroll challenges in News & Media Companies

The pressures that make payroll hard in your sector — and where a spreadsheet falls short.

Tracking freelance journalist fees and assignment-based payments alongside full-time staff salaries creates manual reconciliation headaches.
Editorial and technical staff often work irregular hours and shift patterns that don't fit standard monthly pay cycles.
Compliance with FBR income tax withholding for multiple employment types—permanent, contract, and casual—demands accuracy or risk penalties.
Multi-bureau operations (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad offices) with different staff categories need a unified payroll that still respects local compliance rules.

How PayTime helps News & Media Companies

Cloud payroll software for news media companies, built for Pakistan.

Freelance & shift tracking

PayTime logs assignment-based payments and irregular shift hours separately, so you're never guessing who was paid for what—critical for news teams juggling staff reporters, stringers, and camera operators.

FBR tax automation

Withholding calculations and e-filing are built in for all wage types, so your media house stays compliant without manual intervention or spreadsheet errors.

Multi-bureau payroll

Centralise payroll across your Karachi HQ, Lahore bureau, and Islamabad office while maintaining separate salary records and compliance filings per location.

EOBI for media staff

PayTime handles EOBI contributions for eligible permanent and contract employees, ensuring your editorial and technical staff are properly registered and contributions are never missed.

Real-time salary slips

Journalists and crew see their payslips online instantly—no waiting, no printed stacks—so queries are resolved faster and trust in the system grows.

Simple, credit-based pricing

One credit = one employee’s payroll for one month. Buy more, pay less. No setup fee, and credits never expire.

No. of credits	Price per credit
1 – 100	Rs 250
101 – 1,000	Rs 200
1,001 – 3,000	Rs 150
3,001+ Best value	Rs 100

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News & Media Companies payroll — FAQs

How does PayTime handle freelance contributors who invoice for multiple stories each month?

PayTime lets you record each freelance assignment or invoice as a separate line item within a pay period, track the payment status, and include it in tax withholding and salary reporting without mixing it with salaried staff.

Can PayTime manage different salary structures for editors, reporters, and daily-wage camera crews?

Yes. You define salary heads and deductions for each role—fixed salary, daily rates, and allowances—and PayTime applies them consistently across all three groups, with the correct FBR and EOBI treatment for each.

What happens if our news team works across multiple cities—do we file one FBR return or separate ones?

PayTime supports both single and multi-bureau filing. You can consolidate payroll data across locations for a group FBR return, or generate separate filings per bureau if your media house operates as distinct legal entities.

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Run News & Media Companies payroll the easy way

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