Offshore Catalyst
Remote EOR
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Overview
With a highly skilled workforce, India attracts companies seeking competitive talent, especially in tech and customer service. However, the complex regulatory landscape—including the Shops and Establishments Act, Provident Fund Act, and various state-specific laws—makes it challenging for foreign businesses to operate independently.
- Navigating diverse state and national employment regulations
- Ensuring compliance with India’s tax and payroll requirements
- Managing local benefits, including the Provident Fund and Employee State Insurance.
- Time and cost implications of establishing a legal entity.
- Risk of non-compliance and associated legal consequences
Key Benefits
Our Model
Initial discussions with the client to understand their hiring needs, team size, and compliance requirements in India.
We craft a customized Remote EOR plan tailored to the client’s hiring and operational goals.
Our team manages employee onboarding, ensuring compliance with Indian labor laws, including employee contracts.
EOR manages monthly payroll processing, tax withholdings, and statutory benefits like PF, ESI, and gratuity.
Clients receive support for payroll, HR, and compliance, with regular updates on regulatory changes in India.
Myths
Many startups and SMEs use EOR for cost-effective market entry (Source: YourStory).
EOR manages compliance; companies maintain control over employee roles and responsibilities (Source: Business Standard).
EOR saves costs compared to setting up a legal entity, especially in India’s compliance-heavy environment (Source: Deloitte).
EOR covers employment logistics, allowing companies to handle day-to-day operations.
EOR manages local benefits like Provident Fund, gratuity, and ESI (Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment).
EOR ensures timely payroll and compliance, enhancing employee experience (Source: Economic Times).
EOR supports diverse roles, including finance, HR, and marketing, in various sectors (Source: NASSCOM).
EOR providers are experts in navigating India’s labor laws, ensuring compliance and reducing risk.
EOR allows flexible hiring, enabling companies to scale up or down as needed.
EOR providers adhere to data privacy regulations, ensuring safe handling of employee information.
FAQs
It’s a service enabling foreign companies to legally hire employees in India without setting up an entity.
EOR is the legal employer in India, while a PEO is a co-employer, typically used for domestic arrangements.
Tech, finance, marketing, customer support, and R&D sectors benefit significantly.
Remote EOR complies with the Provident Fund Act, ESI Act, labor laws, and tax regulations.
Yes, Remote EOR providers handle state-specific compliance and payroll across India.
EOR provides statutory benefits like Provident Fund, Employee State Insurance, and gratuity.
Yes, it avoids high setup and operational costs associated with establishing a local entity.
Yes, EOR supports full-time, part-time, and contract-based employment as per business needs.
No, companies retain operational control, while EOR handles compliance and legal matters.
EOR providers follow strict data protection and security protocols in compliance with Indian regulations.
Resources
A curated list of essential resources providing insights, guidelines, analytics & trends for Remote EOR