Payroll in Tuvalu
Payroll in Tuvalu runs in AUD (Australian dollar). Payroll is generally run monthly in Australian dollars, the de facto currency used alongside the Tuvaluan dollar. No statutory 13th-month bonus is documented; bonus practice is limited to individual contract terms. Statutory employer contributions apply. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Two ways to run payroll in Tuvalu
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Tuvalu. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Polynesia time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Tuvalu? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1–3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Tuvalu
- Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Tuvalu
- Mandatory benefits, social contributions and any 13th-month obligation
- Termination rules, statutory notice and severance exposure
- Contractor misclassification risk and how local law defines employment
- Currency (AUD), payroll cycle and English-language contract requirements
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