To hire new employees in
India
, your business must have a local legal entity or an Employer of Record like Borderless in place already. Then there’s the management of local employment compliance, taxes, benefits, payroll, and more. Hiring contractors poses similar challenges.
Borderless handles all of that for you, so you can focus on getting to work with your new team member in
India
while staying fully compliant with local laws and compliance.
English, Hindi
Indian Rupee (₹, INR)
Monthly
3 nationally recognized but region-to-region there could be upwards of 25
20.33%
$$ (138 of 140, 2023)
18 days
12 days
26 weeks (8 weeks before birth)
In many countries like
India
, the treatment of employees and contractors is different. If you misclassify a new team member, you could be subjected to penalties and fines. Let Borderless get this right for you, so you don’t have to worry.
The minimum wage in India is INR 32,840 per month, though varies greatly by region.
*Note: The minimum wage in India is complex. There is no statutory minimum wage for organizations in the private sector outside of regulated “factory” sectors.
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.
In most roles, there are no federal requirements for overtime pay, however, additional overtime pay is mandated for all factory workers with industry practice being to compensate employees that work overtime with additional pro-rated PTO or to provide overtime pay at twice the employees' standard pay rate.
There are no additional pay requirements in India.
For all Borderless customers, employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.
20.33%
Indian employers can terminate employment agreements for the following reasons:
For employees terminated for reasons other than misconduct, a notice period of 30 days is required given that the employee has been continuously employed for 3 months or more.
Indian law contains no mandate surrounding minimum or maximum probation periods. Industry standard, however, sets probation periods that last anywhere from 2 to 6 months.
Depending on the reason for their termination, employees in India may be entitled to severance pay:
When the world is your competition, it pays to incentivize new hires and existing alike. Borderless benefits packages typically include:
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