Employer of Record · APAC
Employer of Record (EOR) in India
An India Employer of Record is a licensed Indian company that employs your worker on your behalf, running payroll, PF, ESI, gratuity and TDS under its own registrations. TalentStores matches, contracts and orchestrates vetted India EOR partners from one platform.
- Time to hire
- 3–7 days
- Statutory loading
- ~10–14%
- Payroll cycle
- Monthly
- Currency
- INR
Why hire in India
Incorporating in India means a private limited company, director KYC, PAN and TAN, a bank account, shops-and-establishment registration and monthly statutory filings from day one — usually eight to twelve weeks and a permanent compliance overhead. An EOR removes that path entirely: a licensed partner already holds every registration, so your first Indian employee can be on payroll in days.
You give TalentStores the role, city, CTC band and start date. TalentOS returns vetted India EOR partners with their per-employee fee, statutory loading, notice terms and gratuity provisioning compared line by line, so you see the true cost of employment before you commit rather than a blended monthly rate.
No entity required
Hire in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, NCR or anywhere in India without incorporating a subsidiary.
Deepest engineering supply
Backend, full-stack, data, AI/ML and DevOps talent at scale across every major metro.
Statutory registrations covered
Partner-held PF, ESIC, professional tax and labour welfare fund registrations across states.
Gratuity and leave provisioning
Gratuity accrued from day one and earned leave tracked per the applicable state rules.
Contract and IP protection
Indian-law appointment letters with confidentiality, IP assignment and enforceable notice terms.
A path to your own GCC
Start on EOR headcount and transition to your own India capability centre when the team justifies it.
Compliance and statutory requirements in India
Leave and holiday entitlements, social security, termination rules and payroll cadence — the obligations your employment partner carries on your behalf.
Provident Fund (PF)
12% employee and 12% employer contribution on basic wages, UAN generation and monthly ECR filing.
ESI
Employee State Insurance enrolment and contribution for employees under the wage threshold, where the establishment is covered.
Gratuity
Payable after five years of continuous service at 15 days' wages per completed year — accrued monthly, not discovered at exit.
TDS and Form 16
Monthly tax deducted at source under the chosen regime, quarterly 24Q returns and annual Form 16 issued to the employee.
Professional tax and LWF
State-level professional tax and labour welfare fund deductions applied per the work location.
New labour codes
Wage definition, leave and social-security changes tracked by the partner as states notify the four labour codes.
Cost of employment in India
Salary is only part of the number. These are the components that make up fully loaded cost, all modelled in INR before you extend an offer.
Gross salary (CTC base)
The negotiated annual package, structured into basic, HRA and allowances for tax efficiency.
Employer PF
12% of basic wages, commonly around 4–6% of total CTC depending on salary structure.
Gratuity provision
Roughly 4.81% of basic wages accrued monthly so the exit liability is funded as it builds.
ESI (where applicable)
3.25% employer contribution for employees below the wage threshold; not applicable to most senior roles.
Insurance and benefits
Group medical, accident and life cover — typically a fixed per-employee monthly amount.
EOR and platform fee
Partner per-employee fee plus the TalentStores orchestration fee, quoted separately, never blended.
How TalentStores and the partner network deliver it
TalentStores is not the employer of record. We are the orchestration layer that selects, contracts and manages the licensed employment partner in India — and gives you one system of record across every country you hire in.
Partner matched, not assumed
We match your role and headcount to vetted employment partners licensed in India, and show you the fee, coverage and service levels side by side before you commit.
One contract, one platform
You contract with TalentStores. Partner agreements, employment contracts and amendments are generated, signed and stored against the employee record.
Cost modelled before offer
Statutory contributions, mandatory benefits, accruals and partner fees are calculated up front, so the offer you approve is the cost you actually carry.
Onboarding orchestrated
Document collection, background checks, registrations and start-date readiness run as a tracked workflow instead of an email thread.
Payroll and settlement in one bill
Every partner invoice flows through the commercial engine, reconciled per employee and settled on a single consolidated bill.
Compliance monitored continuously
Statutory changes in India are pushed by the partner network and reflected in your cost model and contracts, not discovered at audit.
EOR in India: frequently asked questions
Can we hire in India without setting up a company?
Yes. A licensed India EOR partner employs the person under its own entity and registrations, so you can have someone on payroll in days rather than the eight to twelve weeks a private limited incorporation typically takes.
What statutory contributions apply to an India EOR employee?
Provident Fund on basic wages, ESI where the employee is under the wage threshold, gratuity accrual, TDS on salary, and state professional tax and labour welfare fund where applicable. All of them are filed under the partner's registrations and evidenced in the platform.
How long does India EOR onboarding take?
Most India hires go live in three to seven business days after the offer is accepted, subject to background verification and document collection. UAN and ESIC enrolment happen in the first payroll cycle.
What does India EOR cost?
You pay the employee's CTC, employer statutory loading of roughly 10–14% depending on salary structure, and a per-employee partner fee plus the TalentStores platform fee. Every quote is itemised so the partner cost and our fee are visible separately.
Can we move India EOR employees to our own Indian entity later?
Yes. When you incorporate — often as part of a GCC build — the platform runs a transfer workflow covering notice to the partner, continuity of service where required, PF transfer via UAN, gratuity treatment and a clean payroll cutover date.
Is TalentStores the employer of record in India?
No. TalentStores is the marketplace and orchestration platform. A licensed Indian partner is always the legal employer; we handle matching, contracting, workflow and consolidated settlement.
Related solutions
Get the India Hiring Cost Guide
A country brief covering fully loaded employment cost in INR, statutory contributions, leave and termination rules, and a sample offer breakdown for India.
Ready to hire in India?
Book a working session with our team, or take a self-guided tour of the platform first. Either way you will see the real workflow, partners and commercials before you commit.
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