EOR · India

Employer of Record (EOR) in India

Hire and pay employees in India without setting up a local entity.

An Employer of Record (EOR) in India legally employs your team on your behalf, so you can hire engineers and professionals without registering a local entity. Pitch N Hire's EOR runs payroll, income-tax withholding, provident fund, benefits, and statutory compliance, while you direct the day-to-day work — letting you build an India team in days rather than months.

What is an Employer of Record in India?

An Employer of Record is a company that becomes the legal employer of your workers in a country where you have no registered entity. In India, that means Pitch N Hire holds the formal employment relationship — contracts, payroll, tax, and statutory benefits — while your team works under your direction. It is the fastest compliant way to hire developers in India and other professionals, because there is no subsidiary to register and no local payroll infrastructure to build.

India is one of the most popular EOR markets because of its deep, English-proficient technical talent pool and favourable total cost of employment. An EOR lets you tap that talent in days, stay fully compliant with payroll, provident-fund, and tax rules, and scale your team up or down without the overhead of running a local company. For more background, see what an Employer of Record is.

What does Pitch N Hire's EOR service include?

Compliant employment contracts

Locally compliant offer letters and employment agreements, including IP assignment, so your hires are employed correctly under Indian labour law.

Payroll & payslips

Accurate monthly payroll in INR with statutory payslips, income-tax (TDS) withholding, and year-end filings handled for you.

Provident fund, ESI & statutory benefits

Enrolment and contributions for Provident Fund (EPF), ESI where applicable, gratuity, and leave entitlements — kept current as rules change.

Benefits administration

Set up and run health insurance and supplementary benefits so your India team gets a competitive, locally relevant package.

Onboarding & offboarding

Documentation, background verification, and a compliant onboarding (and, when needed, offboarding) process managed end to end.

Ongoing HR & compliance

We stay across changing payroll, tax, and labour-law obligations so you avoid penalties and misclassification risk.

EOR vs setting up an entity in India

Registering an Indian subsidiary gives you full control, but it takes months, carries setup and legal costs, and adds ongoing accounting, tax, and compliance overhead. An Employer of Record lets you hire in days to weeks for a predictable per-employee fee, which is ideal for small teams, market tests, or fast hiring. Many companies start with an EOR and only incorporate later, once headcount in India justifies a permanent entity. If you also need the people found and vetted, our IT staff augmentation in India pairs sourcing with EOR so both sides are handled together.

Who uses an EOR to hire in India?

  • Startups testing the market — hire a first engineer or two in India before committing to an entity.
  • Companies scaling a remote team — add developers and professionals quickly without local payroll setup.
  • Teams converting contractors — move long-term contractors onto compliant employment to reduce misclassification risk.
  • Employers consolidating compliance — hand payroll, provident fund, and statutory filings to one partner.

How hiring through an EOR works

01

Choose your talent

Bring your own hire, or use our staff augmentation to source and vet engineers and professionals for the role and skills you need.

02

We employ them compliantly

Pitch N Hire becomes the legal Employer of Record in India, issuing compliant contracts and onboarding your new team member.

03

Payroll & compliance, handled

We run payroll, taxes, provident fund, benefits, and statutory filings every month — one predictable per-employee fee.

04

You manage the work

Your team member works under your direction as part of your team, while we carry the employment and compliance burden.

FAQ

Employer of Record in India — FAQs

Is it legal to hire employees in India through an Employer of Record? +
Yes. With an EOR, the provider is the legal employer in India and manages compliant contracts, payroll, tax, and statutory obligations on your behalf, so you can employ people there without registering your own entity.
What is the difference between an EOR and staff augmentation? +
Staff augmentation supplies and vets the talent that joins your team; an Employer of Record focuses on legally employing them — payroll, tax, provident fund, benefits, and compliance. Pitch N Hire offers both together, so sourcing and compliant employment are handled in one place.
How fast can I hire in India with an EOR? +
Because there is no entity to register, onboarding through an EOR typically takes days to a couple of weeks once you have selected the person, compared with the months a local subsidiary can take to set up.
Does an EOR control my team or own my intellectual property? +
No. You direct the day-to-day work and retain your IP; the EOR is only the legal employer for payroll and compliance. IP assignment is handled through the employment contracts the EOR puts in place.
When should I set up my own entity instead of using an EOR? +
An EOR is ideal for testing the market, small teams, or fast hiring. Setting up a local entity usually makes sense only once your India headcount is large enough to justify the cost, time, and ongoing compliance overhead of running a subsidiary.
Built for recruiters & hiring teams

See how much faster your team could hire

Get a personalized walkthrough of Pitch N Hire on your own roles and workflow. No slides, no obligation.

Prefer to talk? Book a demo · View pricing

Free 1-user plan · No credit card · Talk to a real hiring expert

One Hiring Infrastructure.
Zero Tool Chaos.

Demos are consultative. We respect privacy and enterprise
governance. No lock-ins.

Sign up free Book a demo