Payroll Outsourcing or Payroll Software: Which Does a 20 Person Company Need?
At 20 employees, payroll stops being a monthly spreadsheet and becomes a real job. Salaries, leave, PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS…
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Five libraries covering the questions Indian employers ask most. Each one links every guide we have written on that topic.
PF, ESIC, professional tax, LWF and the Labour Codes, with rates, deadlines, penalties and state by state rules.
Open collection → Collection 02Choosing, setting up and running an HRMS: modules, attendance, payroll and reporting.
Open collection → Collection 03What to outsource, what it costs, and how to pick a partner for an Indian SME.
Open collection → Collection 04Building HR from day one: policies, documentation, systems and your first hires.
Open collection → Collection 05Hiring process, sourcing, interviews and when to bring in outside help.
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At 20 employees, payroll stops being a monthly spreadsheet and becomes a real job. Salaries, leave, PF, ESIC, professional tax and TDS…
Read guide →Leave encashment is the payment an employer makes for earned leave an employee has not used. Under the Occupational Safety, Health and…
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Is sandwich leave legal in India? Since 21 November 2025, section 32(1)(iv) of the OSH Code excludes holidays between, before or after…
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A payslip is the one HR document every employee reads every month. When it is clear, people trust their pay. When it…
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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.…
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.
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Statutory bonus in India 2026: the new ₹21,000 limit, 8.33% to 20% rates, a worked example and the 30 November deadline.
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HROne has every HR module you can name - and most Indian SMEs will never use half of them. Six simpler alternatives…
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Darwinbox is built for enterprise scale - and priced for it. Six affordable alternatives that give Indian mid-market SMEs the same core…
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