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Updated 26 October 2026
📍 Kolkata, West Bengal HR AND PAYROLL OUTSOURCING, KOLKATA

HR and Payroll Outsourcing in Kolkata

HRTailor runs HR and payroll for Kolkata startups and SMEs with 5 to 100 employees. A dedicated HR Manager and a small HR team handle your payroll, PF, ESIC, West Bengal Professional Tax, onboarding and exits for teams across Kolkata, Salt Lake, New Town and Howrah, fully online, from ₹10,000 a month.

HRTailor HR outsourcing team for Kolkata businesses
West Bengal compliance coveredPF, ESIC, Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund filed on time for your Kolkata team.
022 4896 7640Call us Mon to Fri, 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
Fully online in KolkataRun from our Mumbai office through the Cloud HRMS, digital signatures and scheduled calls.
5 to 100 employeesPlans from ₹10,000 a month. No hidden fees.
BY THE NUMBERS

The essentials, up front .

200+
Startups & SMEs served across India
₹10K
Starting price per month + GST
3 wk
From signup to fully operational
0
Hidden fees, ever
WHY OUTSOURCE IN KOLKATA

Why do Kolkata companies outsource HR and payroll?

In short

HR outsourcing means a specialist firm runs your people processes for a fixed monthly fee: payroll, statutory filings, onboarding, employee records, policies and exits. For a Kolkata company with 5 to 100 employees, it replaces a full-time HR hire with a dedicated HR Manager, a small team that covers leave and month-end, and a Cloud HRMS, matching the cost to the actual workload.

01

A fixed cost that fits the workload

Kolkata businesses watch fixed costs closely. HR work is real but uneven across the month, and rarely enough to justify a full salary plus software. A monthly plan matches the cost to the work.

02

Two business cultures, one need

Trading and manufacturing houses around Burrabazar and Dalhousie are formalising records for banks, tenders and handovers. IT firms in Salt Lake Sector V and New Town want modern HR from day one. Both need reliable people paperwork.

03

West Bengal rewards discipline

Professional Tax, half-yearly Labour Welfare Fund, shop and establishment registration and a labour culture where documents matter in a dispute. Casual HR shows up as notices, interest and stalled negotiations.

HR SERVICES

HRTailor's HR services in Kolkata

Four pieces that together replace an HR department:

01

HR Outsourcing

Joining formalities, employment letters, attendance, leave and exits, run to a standard that suits both a Salt Lake tech team and a Burrabazar trading floor.

02

Payroll Outsourcing

Monthly payroll with West Bengal deductions applied correctly, salary registers kept, payslips through self-service and annual TDS certificates ready at year end.

03

Virtual HR Manager

A named HR professional who learns your business, advises on policies and handles sensitive conversations such as grievances, warnings and separations.

04

Cloud HRMS

Attendance, leave, documents and payslips in one system. Often the first HR software a long-established Kolkata firm has used, set up so the switch is painless.

PAYROLL

Payroll outsourcing services in Kolkata

HRTailor runs end-to-end payroll for Kolkata companies with 5 to 100 employees, from salary processing and payslips to West Bengal Professional Tax, PF and ESIC filings and TDS. Every payroll cycle is processed by the 7th of the month.

What is included

  • Monthly salary processing and payslips
  • West Bengal Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund deductions
  • PF and ESIC registration, monthly returns and challans
  • Quarterly TDS returns in Form 138 (formerly Form 24Q)
  • Annual TDS certificates in Form 130 (formerly Form 16)
  • Reimbursements, arrears, bonus and full and final settlement

How it works, month by month

  1. 1
    Inputs

    Your HR Manager collects attendance, leave, joiners, exits and changes from the HRMS.

  2. 2
    Processing

    Salaries are calculated with PF, ESIC, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund and TDS applied per employee.

  3. 3
    Your approval

    You review one payroll summary. Nothing is paid without your sign-off.

  4. 4
    Payment

    We prepare the bank transfer file and payslips reach employees through the HRMS.

  5. 5
    Filings

    PF, ESIC, Professional Tax and TDS returns are filed on time and challans saved for you.

COST

How much does HR outsourcing cost in Kolkata?

HRTailor plans start at ₹10,000 a month plus GST for a small team, and the price grows with headcount and scope. There are no hidden fees. Most Kolkata SMEs compare three options before they decide:

In-house HR executivePayroll software onlyHRTailor (managed HR)
Who runs payroll and filingsOne employeeYou or your accountantA dedicated HR Manager and team
West Bengal PT, LWF and shop registrationDepends on the person's experienceCalculated, but you file and trackTracked, filed and updated for you
Onboarding, policies, employee queries and exitsYesNoYes
Cover during leave or resignationNoNot applicableYes, the team covers
Monthly costA full salary plus PF, ESIC and a seatPer-employee licence, plus your timeFrom ₹10,000 a month + GST

See the full pricing or book a free call for a quote for your headcount.

BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Areas we serve in Kolkata: Dalhousie to New Town

Wherever your Kolkata business sits, the engagement is the same: one manager, one system, one fee.

Dalhousie / BBD Bagh

The traditional corporate core: banks, shipping agents and head offices that have anchored the city's commerce for over a century.

Park Street & Camac Street

Professional firms, agencies and corporate offices in the city's front-of-house commercial district.

Salt Lake Sector V

The IT and ITeS hub: services companies, product teams and captive centres competing nationally for talent.

New Town / Rajarhat

The startup and new-office belt, where growing teams hit their first HR wall around hire number fifteen.

Burrabazar

One of Asia's largest wholesale trading areas, with firms formalising payroll and employment records for the first time.

The Howrah belt

Engineering workshops and manufacturing units across the river, where worker registers and factory records are a daily discipline.

We also work with businesses in Ballygunge, Gariahat, Esplanade, Behala, Dum Dum, Barasat, Bidhannagar, Dankuni and across the Kolkata Metropolitan Area.

INDUSTRIES

Industries we serve in Kolkata

Few Indian cities span this range, from heritage trades to modern services in one market:

IT, ITeS & Startups

Competitive salary structures, notice-period discipline and modern leave policies for Sector V services firms and New Town startups holding on to engineers courted by other metros.

Trading & Distribution

Incentive-linked payroll, depot and field-staff records, and clean employment documents for wholesale houses and Eastern India distributors run from Burrabazar and beyond.

Engineering & Manufacturing

Contract labour paperwork, shift payroll and statutory registers for the Howrah-side workshops and fabrication units that still form Bengal's industrial spine.

Tea, Jute & Heritage Trades

Head-office HR for firms in the tea auction and jute ecosystems: businesses with decades of history now bringing employment practices up to current law.

WEST BENGAL COMPLIANCE

Statutory compliance for West Bengal

State rules plus the central framework, kept current so nothing reaches you as a surprise:

RuleWhat HRTailor doesKey dates
Professional TaxEnrolment and registration, the correct monthly deduction for each employee at the currently notified slab, payment and returns on the state portal.Every payroll run
Labour Welfare FundDeducts the employee share and adds the employer share, which is ten times larger in West Bengal, then files and pays online.Deducted 30 June and 31 December; paid by 15 July and 15 January
Shops and EstablishmentsRegistration, renewals and the registers the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 expects, kept audit-ready.At start and at each renewal
Minimum wagesChecks every salary against West Bengal's zone-wise rates for Kolkata and district towns after each revision. See the October 2026 minimum wage update.Every notified revision
PF, ESIC, TDS and Labour CodesRuns the central framework on one compliance calendar with one team.Monthly and quarterly

More detail: West Bengal labour law compliance guide.

WHY HRTAILOR

Why choose HRTailor in Kolkata

Fully online

Payroll, filings, letters and queries run through the Cloud HRMS and digital signatures. No office visit needed.

Old firms welcome

We build records, salary structures and registers from whatever exists today, at a pace that does not disrupt the business.

Puja bonus planned

Statutory bonus is worked out and scheduled into the right payroll before Durga Puja, with the bonus register kept.

Less than one HR salary

Plans from ₹10,000 a month for a full HR department, with the price agreed up front.

State rules tracked

West Bengal notifications are checked and applied from the right payroll cycle, without you asking.

THE MATH, HONESTLY

One HR Manager, or a full HR team for less?

In-house HR Manager

₹8 to 15 LPA

Plus benefits, months of hiring and the risk of a wrong hire. One person, no cover when they are on leave.

vs

HRTailor HR team

₹10,000/month

From, plus GST. A dedicated HR Manager, a team of 5 to 6 and a Cloud HRMS, with no hiring risk.

  • No lock-in beyond your 6-month term
  • Dedicated HR Manager from day one
  • Cancel anytime after the term

Also serving across West Bengal → West Bengal HR outsourcing

FAQS

Common questions from Kolkata .

HRTailor plans start at ₹10,000 a month plus GST for a small team. The final price depends on headcount and on whether you need payroll only or a full HR department. Every charge is listed on our pricing page, and you get a written quote after a free call.

Yes. Many Kolkata employers pay the annual statutory bonus before Durga Puja. We check which employees are eligible, calculate the amounts under the statutory bonus rules, schedule the payout into the right payroll and keep the bonus register up to date.

No. We serve Kolkata businesses fully online from our Mumbai office. Payroll, filings, letters and employee queries all move through the Cloud HRMS, digital signatures and scheduled calls.

Yes. We work with companies across Kolkata and its surroundings, including Salt Lake Sector V, New Town, Park Street, Burrabazar and the Howrah belt. One engagement covers all your sites in West Bengal.

Yes, it is one of our most common Kolkata engagements. We build employment records, salary structures and registers from whatever exists today, at a pace that does not disrupt the business.

We do: enrolment and registration where needed, the correct deduction every month and payments and returns on the state portal. The HRTailor compliance team tracks West Bengal notifications and applies changes from the right cycle.

About three weeks from signup to fully operational: records gathered, registrations checked, the HRMS configured and your first cycle processed. Month-end timing can be planned so employees never notice the switch.

Sensible HR at a sensible price, Kolkata .

Thirty minutes, real numbers, and a clear answer by the end of the week.

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The math, honestly

An in-house HR Manager costs ₹50,000 to ₹80,000 a month + benefits. HRTailor gives you a full HR pod + cloud HRMS from ₹10,000/month - a fraction of the cost, with no hiring risk.

  • No lock-in beyond your 6-month term
  • Dedicated HR Manager from day one
  • Cancel anytime after the term
200+
companies served
Zero
compliance penalties
1 + 5 to 6
dedicated HR manager + team
₹10,000/mo
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