README.md file for Decentralized Payroll System:

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💰 Decentralized Payroll System 🚀

📌 Overview

The Decentralized Payroll System is a blockchain-based salary management solution that ensures secure, automated, and trustless payroll distribution. Employers can manage employee salaries transparently using Ethereum smart contracts, vesting schedules, and multi-signature approvals to prevent unauthorized payments.

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📌 Features

✅ Automated Payroll – Employees get paid without manual intervention.
✅ Multi-Signature Approvals – Ensures payments are verified by multiple parties.
✅ Vesting & Locking – Salaries unlock gradually over time.
✅ Supports Stablecoins (USDC, DAI, etc.) – Avoid crypto volatility.
✅ Fully On-Chain & Transparent – Payroll records stored securely on the blockchain.
✅ Smart Contract-Based Security – Eliminates fraud & salary disputes.

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📌 How It Works?

1️⃣ Employer Adds Employees → Define salary, vesting duration, and payment token.
2️⃣ Payroll Funding → Employers deposit salary funds into the smart contract.
3️⃣ Multi-Sig Approval → Payments require sign-offs from multiple authorized parties.
4️⃣ Automated Salary Payouts → Employees receive payments on-chain, in real-time.
5️⃣ Smart Contract Enforcement → Vesting ensures funds are locked and released gradually.

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📌 Technologies Used

🔹 Smart Contracts: Solidity (Ethereum, Polygon)
🔹 Blockchain Interaction: Ethers.js / Web3.js
🔹 Development Tools: Hardhat, Remix IDE
🔹 Frontend (Optional): React.js, Next.js
🔹 Wallet Integration: MetaMask / WalletConnect
🔹 Test Networks: Ethereum Goerli / Sepolia

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📌 Deployment Guide

1️⃣ Deploy Using Remix IDE

1. Open Remix Ethereum IDE.
2. Create Payroll.sol and paste the smart contract code.
3. Compile the contract (Solidity 0.8.x).
4. Deploy using Injected Web3 (MetaMask) → Select Ethereum Testnet (Goerli/Sepolia).
5. Copy the deployed contract address for future transactions.

2️⃣ Fund the Payroll Contract

• Call fundPayroll(amount), transferring USDC/DAI to the contract.
• Ensure the sender has approved the contract to spend their USDC.

3️⃣ Add Employees

addEmployee(0xEmployeeWallet, 1000000, 31536000);

• _salary: 1000000 (1 USDC if using 6 decimals)
• _vestingDuration: 31536000 (1 Year)

4️⃣ Process Payroll Payments

paySalary(0xEmployeeWallet);

• Payments are released gradually based on vesting schedule.

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📌 Smart Contract Functions

Function	Description
addEmployee(address _wallet, uint256 _salary, uint256 _vestingDuration)	Adds a new employee to the payroll system.
fundPayroll(uint256 _amount)	Employer deposits funds into the payroll contract.
paySalary(address _employee)	Employees receive vested salaries based on the defined schedule.
contractBalance()	Retrieves the total balance of the payroll contract.

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📌 Why Blockchain Payroll?

💰 No Middlemen – Reduce payroll processing costs.
⏳ Instant Payments – No waiting, no delays.
🔒 Secure & Transparent – Every transaction is verifiable on the blockchain.
🌍 Global Payroll – Pay employees worldwide, without bank restrictions.

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📌 Future Enhancements

✅ NFT-Based Employee Identity Verification
✅ AI-Powered Payroll Predictions
✅ Cross-Chain Salary Payments (Polygon, Solana, Avalanche)
✅ Payroll in Tokenized Assets (BTC, ETH, USDT, Stocks)

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📌 Contributing

We welcome pull requests, feature suggestions, and feedback!

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📌 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🚀 Let's Build the Future of Payroll!

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