Hiring in India.

The world's deepest English-speaking tech and services talent pool, PF/ESI compliance and long notice periods are the basics to master.

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Before you hire in India

What most companies get wrong here.

India carries its own employment rules, statutory costs and termination exposure. The wrong setup means back-pay, penalties and misclassification claims. Here is the risk picture, the exact numbers we map for you on a call.

Termination complexity

High

Misclassification risk

Moderate

Recommended model

EOR or Entity

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What to look for

The 5 decisions that make or break hiring in India.

Each of these shifts your cost, timeline and legal exposure. We walk you through all of them, and handle them for you, so nothing turns into a surprise later.

01Provident Fund (PF) and ESI are the core statutory contributions
02Notice periods of 1–3 months are culturally expected
0326-week maternity leave is among the world's most generous
04New labour codes are consolidating and changing rules
05Vast, English-fluent engineering and services talent at scale

Don't navigate India alone. Getting any one of these wrong is expensive to unwind. Gracemark gives you a precise, current cost and compliance plan for India, and runs the employment, payroll and benefits for you through one accountable partner. It starts with a short consultation.

Don't just read it, hire it

Compliantly employ talent in India in days, not months.

Gracemark handles employment, payroll, benefits and compliance in India, and 180+ other countries, through one accountable partner. Vendor-agnostic guidance, backed by our own delivery engine.

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Nearby markets

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