Statutory compliance in HR is the backbone of running a business legally in India. In short, it means following every labour and tax law that governs how you pay, protect, and manage employees. This 2026 guide explains what statutory compliance in HR covers, the key…
Category: Statutory Compliance
Statutory compliance guides from TMS – EPF, ESIC, Professional Tax, LWF, the new labour codes and HR compliance checklists for Indian employers.
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Payroll Outsourcing India 2026: Cost, Compliance & Switch Guide
Payroll outsourcing India 2026 sits at the intersection of the biggest compliance shift in a decade. First, the Income Tax Act 2025 comes into effect from 1 April 2026, replacing Form 24Q with Form 138 for quarterly salary TDS. Second, the four Labour Codes went…
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Contract Staffing India 2026: IR Code Guide for Employers
Contract staffing India 2026 is a different game from what it was in 2024. First, the four Labour Codes went operational on 21 November 2025. Furthermore, the Ministry of Labour published draft Central Rules on 30 December 2025 and has been finalising them through 2026.…
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Labour Codes EOR India: 2026 Foreign Employer Guide
Every foreign employer with staff in India is now working out what the labour codes EOR India relationship actually looks like. First, the four Labour Codes went operational on 21 November 2025. Furthermore, the Ministry of Labour published draft Central Rules on 30 December 2025…
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Form 24Q Is Dead. Form 138 and Form 130 Are Live. What Corporate Payroll Teams Must Fix Right Now
The quiet compliance reset most payroll teams missed Form 138 is now the mandatory quarterly TDS return on salary payments for every corporate payroll team in India. On 1 April 2026, India replaced its 64-year-old Income Tax Act, 1961, with the Income Tax Act, 2025.…
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India’s EPF Enrolment Amnesty: The 4-Month Window to Clean Up 17 Years of PF Gaps — Without the Section 14B Damages
A one-time offer with a hard 31 October 2026 deadline The EPF enrolment amnesty of 2026 closes on 31 October. Every Indian company with 20 or more staff has PF gaps it may not know about. Contractors who became employees. Consultants who worked full-time. Trainees…
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The 48-Hour Full & Final Settlement Rule: What 100+ Employee Corporates Must Change in Payroll Right Now
The clock India’s payroll teams have never had to run For the last two decades, “full and final” has been an unofficial 30- to 45-day workflow in most Indian corporates. The exiting employee’s last working day was rarely the day they were paid. Bonus recovery,…
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Employee Engagement in India Drops to 23% — What Employers Must Do Now
India’s Employee Engagement Crisis Is Real — and Getting Worse Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 report delivers a sobering number on employee engagement: only 23% of Indian employees say they feel engaged at work. That is a sharp fall from 30% just a…
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Mid-Year HR Compliance Checklist 2026: 10 Things to Audit Before September
Why a Mid-Year Compliance Check Is Non-Negotiable in 2026 This HR compliance checklist covers what Indian employers must address now. The compliance landscape changed significantly in the past eight months. The four Labour Codes are now fully operational, the DPDP Act Rules are in effect,…
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DPDP Act 2026: How to Handle Employee Data Without Getting Fined ₹250 Crore
The DPDP Act Is No Longer “Coming Soon” The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is India’s first comprehensive data privacy law. With the Rules notified on 14 November 2025, the law is now fully operational — and it applies to every piece of digital…