How to Handle Gig and Platform Worker Social Security Contributions if Your Indian Subsidiary Uses Contractors (2026)
Gig and platform worker social security contributions are now a live compliance question for any Indian subsidiary that engages delivery partners, drivers, field agents, or on-demand specialists as contractors. Foreign parent companies, NRI founders, global startups, and overseas investors often assume that a contractor label ends the obligation. Under India’s labour code reforms, that assumption […]
Fixed-Term Employment Contracts for Foreign Subsidiaries: Gratuity After One Year Rule Explained (2026)
Fixed-Term Employment Contracts : Can a foreign subsidiary hire staff on short contracts in India without paying gratuity? Until recently, the answer was usually yes. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 required five years of continuous service, so contract staff almost never qualified. That has changed. Fixed-term employment contracts now carry a pro-rata gratuity entitlement […]
Impact of 50% Wage Definition Rule on Gratuity Provisions in Foreign-Owned Indian Companies 2026
The 50% wage definition rule has changed how every employer in India calculates gratuity, and foreign-owned companies feel the effect most. Many were built on structures where basic pay is only 30–40% of total pay. Under the new labour codes, that structure no longer works for gratuity. If you run an Indian subsidiary, a branch […]
How to Issue Appointment Letters Under New Labour Codes for Employees of Foreign Subsidiaries (2026)
Appointment Letters Under New Labour Codes : A foreign parent company hires a team in Bengaluru using its global offer-letter template. Months later, an audit finds the letter says nothing about wage components, gratuity or notice period. Under India’s consolidated labour framework, that gap can become a compliance issue. Issuing appointment letters under new labour […]
Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2026 Ending 31 October – What Foreign-Owned Companies Must Do Before the Deadline
The Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2026 closes on 31 October 2026, and foreign-owned companies in India have only a few weeks left to act. If your Indian subsidiary, branch office or joint venture ever missed enrolling an eligible employee in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), this is a rare chance to regularise those records on relaxed […]
How Foreign Subsidiaries Must Recompute PF Contributions After the EPF Wage Ceiling Hike to ₹25,000 (October 2026 Payroll Best Guide)
The EPF wage ceiling hike from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000, effective 17 September 2026, forces every foreign-owned Indian subsidiary to rebuild its payroll logic before the October 2026 cycle. A single outdated payroll setting can create under-deduction, interest and a compliance notice. This guide is for Indian companies, MNC subsidiaries, NRIs who run Indian entities, global […]
Payroll Compliance Under Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions OSH Code for Foreign Firms 2026 Best Guide
OSH Code payroll compliance : You have hired your first team in India, and your payroll provider asks a question your home-country playbook never covered: are your attendance, overtime and leave records ready for the new labour codes? For foreign companies, NRIs, global startups and overseas investors, OSH Code payroll compliance is now a core […]