Hire your team in India without opening an entity
Assystant becomes the legal employer of your team in India while you direct their work – for companies anywhere in the world.
What makes hiring in India hard to do alone
An entity comes first
Your own company in India means incorporation, tax registrations, a bank account and payroll before your first hire can start.
Contractors can be reclassified
Long-term contractors who work like employees can be treated as employees under Indian law.
The Labour Codes changed the rules
India’s four Labour Codes have applied since 21 November 2025. Basic pay must be at least 50% of total pay, and the rules for appointment letters and fixed-term work changed.
Source: Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Filings run every month
PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS each have their own deadlines and returns, every month.
2,117 global capability centres in India employ 2.36 million people (FY26). Source: Nasscom–Zinnov, via YourStory
Core EOR, plus the services your centre needs
Start with compliant employment. Add workspace, IT, hiring and benefits as your team grows.
A fair price for compliant employment. Everything your team needs to be employed correctly in India:
- Employment contract under Indian law
- Payroll and payslips
- Statutory compliance: PF, ESI, gratuity, professional tax and TDS
- HR admin
Workspace, IT, recruitment and benefits are quoted separately.
Get your cost estimate- Workspace in BangaloreOffice space, seating, meeting rooms and facility management.
- Laptops, IT & securityDevices, secure networks, identity and access management, and IT support.
- RecruitmentSourcing, screening and hiring for technology and operations roles.
- Health insurance & benefitsBenefits for your team, set up and run by our HR team.
- Engineering & AI supportOn-demand access to Assystant’s AI, cloud and software engineering teams.
From first call to first payroll
One team runs the whole process, so you always know what happens next.
- 01
Free cost review
A 30-minute call about the roles, salaries and start dates you plan.
- 02
Written estimate
Your cost per employee, with every statutory item listed.
- 03
Agreement
We sign the service agreement and an NDA with you.
- 04
Offers & contracts
Offer letters and employment contracts under Indian law.
- 05
Onboarding
Documents, PF and ESI enrolment, and devices if you need them.
- 06
First payroll
Salaries paid with payslips, and the month’s filings done.
The statutory checklist we run for your team
We run the same checklist every month, so nothing is missed.
- Payroll run and payslips for every employee
- PF contributions and returns
- ESI contributions, where they apply
- Professional tax
- TDS on salaries, plus quarterly returns
- Labour Codes wage rules, including the 50% basic-pay rule
An Indian employer since 2014
We don’t name EOR clients. Here is what you can check for yourself.
Since 2014
Assystant has employed its own team in Bangalore under Indian law since 2014.
Registered in India
Our CIN and GSTIN are public, with our registered and office addresses.
Company details →Clients in 20+ countries
We have delivered 100+ projects for clients in 20+ countries since 2014.
NDA and data protection
We sign an NDA by default. Employee data is handled under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
Combined with capabilities from other services
GCC & EOR connects to capabilities owned by other teams. Each is explained in full on its own service page.
Questions about EOR in India
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What is an Employer of Record (EOR) in India?
An Employer of Record legally employs staff on your behalf in India, handling contracts, payroll, taxes, statutory benefits and compliance, while the team works full-time for your company.
Who is the legal employer of my team?
Assystant Technologies Private Limited employs your team in India. You decide who joins, what they work on and how they work with your headquarters.
How fast can we hire?
It depends mostly on each person’s notice period with their current employer. We confirm realistic start dates in your written estimate.
What does $99 per employee per month cover?
Core EOR: the employment contract, payroll and payslips, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, gratuity, professional tax and TDS) and HR admin. Workspace, IT, recruitment and benefits are quoted separately.
How does the 50% wage rule affect salaries?
Under the Labour Codes, basic pay must be at least 50% of total pay. That changes how salaries are structured and can raise PF and gratuity costs, so we build it into every offer and estimate.
Can we convert our contractors to employees?
Yes. We can employ people who already work for you as contractors, with proper contracts and statutory benefits from their first payroll with us.
Can we move the team to our own entity later?
Yes. With an EOR model you can hire and run a team in Bangalore first, then transfer it to your own entity later if you choose.
Which time zones can a Bangalore team cover?
Bangalore teams overlap with European business hours and, with planned shifts, with US hours, which suits follow-the-sun support and product engineering.
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