Practical HR, payroll and compliance guides for Indian startups and SMEs - written by the HR Managers who run this every day.
At 20 employees, payroll stops being a monthly spreadsheet and becomes a real job. Salaries, leave, PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS all need to be…
Read guide →Leave encashment is the payment an employer makes for earned leave an employee has not used. Under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020,…
Read guide →Is sandwich leave legal in India? Since 21 November 2025, section 32(1)(iv) of the OSH Code excludes holidays between, before or after leave for workers. Who…
Read guide →A payslip is the one HR document every employee reads every month. When it is clear, people trust their pay. When it is wrong, you get…
Read guide →Quick answer: The EPF wage ceiling is ₹25,000 a month from 17 September 2026, under Gazette notification S.O. 5109(E). It was ₹15,000. Contribution rates stay at…
Read guide →The DPDP Act for employers, explained simply: key dates, when you need consent, breach rules and a checklist before May 2027.
Read guide →A minimum wage revision can make payroll non-compliant overnight. See what changes in October and what small employers must update.
Read guide →Statutory bonus in India 2026: the new ₹21,000 limit, 8.33% to 20% rates, a worked example and the 30 November deadline.
Read guide →HROne has every HR module you can name - and most Indian SMEs will never use half of them. Six simpler alternatives that give your team…
Read guide →Darwinbox is built for enterprise scale - and priced for it. Six affordable alternatives that give Indian mid-market SMEs the same core capabilities for a fraction…
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