Employer of Record India

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a company that legally employs your staff in India on your behalf. It issues the employment contract, runs payroll, deducts and files statutory dues (PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS) and handles HR administration, while you direct the daily work. Atlass Partners acts as the Indian employer, so you can hire without setting up a legal entity.

Yes. With an Employer of Record you can hire and pay employees anywhere in India without incorporating a private limited company, registering a branch office or appointing a nominee director. Atlass Partners becomes the legal employer, managing contracts, payroll and statutory filings, while you keep full operational control of the work.

An Employer of Record in India typically charges a monthly management fee of USD 150–350 per employee, depending on headcount, salary level and scope. The fee covers employment contracts, payroll, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS), HR support and client and employee portals. Background verification and supplementary benefits are priced separately. The calculator on this page gives an estimate.

Onboarding an employee in India through an EOR typically takes 7–14 business days from signed offer to first day. That covers contract execution, PF and ESIC registration, payroll set-up and compliance onboarding. Setting up your own entity usually takes 4–8 weeks before the first hire can start, and notice periods at a previous employer can add time.

An EOR is the full legal employer of your staff. A PEO co-employs workers, so responsibility is shared. A payroll provider only processes salaries for people you employ yourself, and your own Indian entity makes you the employer with the full compliance burden. In India, EOR is the standard model for cross-border hiring because joint employment creates regulatory ambiguity.

Yes, employing people through an Indian employer of record is a lawful structure when the EOR is the registered employer that issues the contract, runs payroll and meets statutory obligations. Atlass Partners performs that role. Rules differ by state and employee type, so take legal advice on your specific arrangement before you start.

An Indian EOR handles Employee Provident Fund (12% employer plus 12% employee), Employee State Insurance where applicable (employer 3.25%, employee 0.75%, for employees earning below ₹21,000 a month), state Professional Tax, TDS on salary under Section 192, gratuity accrual, and the related monthly filings and returns. You receive one consolidated invoice.

The EOR carries the statutory employer obligations: contracts, payroll, PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS and filings under the Shops & Establishments, PF, ESI and Income Tax rules. Your company stays responsible for directing the work, setting performance expectations and giving lawful instructions. This split removes most penalty exposure that comes from hiring without Indian legal infrastructure.

Yes. Atlass Partners offers contractor management as an add-on, covering contract documentation, invoice processing and compliance oversight for independent contractors. Contractors are not employees, so they sit outside payroll. If the person will work full-time under your direction, hiring them as an employee through the EOR is usually the safer structure.

Atlass Partners manages the full offboarding process: notice period management, full and final settlement, statutory compliance and documentation in line with Indian labour law. Tell us the exit decision and the last working day, and we handle the paperwork, final payroll and statutory closures so nothing is left open.

Most Global Capability Centres (GCCs) use an EOR for the first 6–18 months, while they validate the market and build the founding team, then move to a directly owned entity. EOR lets you hire in weeks rather than waiting for registration. Atlass Partners supports the handover to your own entity when you are ready.

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Choose an EOR that is itself the registered Indian employer rather than a reseller, with clear published pricing, accurate statutory payroll, named support contacts, and help with offboarding and moving to your own entity later. Atlass Partners is the Indian employer of record, shows pricing through a calculator, and supports clients from first hire to entity transition.

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