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\n\n\n\n3. FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIs an appointment letter mandatory under the new Labour Codes?<\/strong>
Yes, in practice. The Labour Codes and the Government\u2019s implementation guidance expect employers to give written appointment letters setting out wages, role and terms. Documenting employment clearly also protects the employer in inspections, disputes and statutory benefit calculations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWho is the employer in a foreign subsidiary\u2019s appointment letter?<\/strong>
The Indian subsidiary, not the overseas parent, should be named as the employer, with its registered name, CIN and address. Naming the parent can create liability and tax exposure, including permanent establishment concerns, for the foreign group.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan a foreign company\u2019s global offer letter be used in India?<\/strong>
Not on its own. It should be adapted to cover Indian wage definitions, PF, ESIC, gratuity, leave, notice periods and termination rules. Parent-company terms such as stock options can be added as separate annexures.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat wage rule affects appointment letters?<\/strong>
Under the Code on Wages, allowances and certain other components generally cannot exceed 50% of total remuneration, so wages for statutory calculations must be at least half of the total. The letter\u2019s pay structure should reflect this.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo expatriates and NRIs need appointment letters?<\/strong>
Yes. Expatriates need an employment or secondment letter matching their visa details, and NRIs need clear terms on residency, taxation and remittance. Each arrangement should be documented consistently with FEMA, tax and immigration records.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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\u2019s consolidated labour framework, that gap can become a compliance issue. Issuing appointment letters under new labour […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[812],"tags":[4753,4751,4700,4608,745,801,4754,972,4758,4756,4759,4757,4609,4752,4750,4755,4698],"class_list":["post-9750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-appointment-letter-format-india","tag-appointment-letters-under-new-labour-codes","tag-code-on-social-security-2020","tag-code-on-wages-2019","tag-company-formation-in-india","tag-company-setup-in-india","tag-employment-contract-india-foreign-company","tag-employment-visa-india","tag-expat-employment-india","tag-fixed-term-employment-india","tag-gratuity-fixed-term-employees","tag-india-subsidiary-hr-compliance","tag-industrial-relations-code-2020","tag-labour-codes-for-foreign-subsidiaries","tag-new-labour-codes-india-2026","tag-osh-code-2020","tag-payroll-compliance-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9752,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9750\/revisions\/9752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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