Lumina HRM — Caribbean-built HR & payroll, done right.
A cloud-based human resource and payroll platform designed from the ground up for Caribbean businesses — with every statutory rule, contribution rate, and employment framework built in, not bolted on.
Generic HR platforms treat Caribbean payroll compliance as an afterthought — tax rates bolted onto systems designed for other markets entirely. Caribbean businesses were forced to maintain parallel spreadsheets to handle NIS, PAYE, Health Surcharges, Training Levies, and other statutory obligations that global software simply did not know existed. A purpose-built solution for the region was long overdue.
Next Step Technologies built Lumina HRM — a fully cloud-hosted SaaS platform where every jurisdiction is modelled against its actual legislation. When statutory rates change, a single update flows through every future payroll run automatically.
Barbados
PAYE, NIS (2026 rates), Training Levy, Severance Fund, monthly and fortnightly frequencies.
Trinidad & Tobago
NIS, Health Surcharge, PAYE with correct 70% NIS deductibility rule.
Jamaica
NIS, NHT, Education Tax, HEART Trust/NTA, full PAYE statutory deduction stack.
Eastern Caribbean
Saint Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, St Vincent, Antigua, St Kitts & Nevis — one login, every jurisdiction handled correctly.
People Management
Complete employee records, org structure, documents, qualifications, and bulk CSV import. Multi-entity groups managed from a single login with proper data separation.
Payroll
Itemised calculation notes for every run — taxable income, NIS base, PAYE workings, all deductions. Retro pay, recurring deductions, loans, and employee-specific overrides all handled.
Leave Management
Configurable leave types with accrual, carry-over, balance tracking, approval workflows, and documentation thresholds.
Lumina Recruit
Career portal and ATS integrated with Lumina HRM. AI-powered CV analysis, pipeline management, e-sign offer letters, and one-click employee conversion.
Time & Attendance
Shift scheduling, timesheet management, and overtime tracking — approved hours flow directly into the next payroll run.
Lumina Advisor
An AI-powered HR advisor that knows your platform data. Ask workforce questions, get policy guidance, and surface insights through a conversational interface built for the Caribbean employment context.
Lumina HRM is a cloud-hosted SaaS platform operated by Next Step Technologies Inc., running behind Cloudflare’s global security network with daily backups and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. No software to install, no servers to manage.
Ready to move beyond spreadsheets?
Lumina HRM is available by invitation. Get in touch with the Next Step Technologies team to arrange a demonstration.