Employer of Record (EOR) Services in India

An Employer of Record (EOR) becomes the legal employer of record for your employees, bearing full statutory and compliance responsibility. A Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) typically operates in a co-employment model where both the PEO and the client company share employer responsibilities. In India, the EOR model is more commonly used by international companies that do not have a local entity, as it provides a cleaner legal structure with Zenkins as the sole statutory employer.

No. That is the primary advantage of an EOR model. Zenkins employs your workers in India on your behalf, so you do not need to incorporate a company, register with statutory authorities as an employer, or maintain any legal presence in India to hire full-time talent here.

In most cases, we can complete employment contracting and onboarding within 3 to 7 business days of receiving candidate details and signed agreements. Payroll inclusion is confirmed from the following payroll cycle or immediately, depending on the joining date.

You do. Under the EOR model, you retain full operational and managerial control over your employees’ work — tasks, tools, timelines, performance expectations, and deliverables. Zenkins manages only the employment, payroll, and compliance dimensions.

Yes. All employment contracts include comprehensive IP assignment and confidentiality clauses that ensure work products created by your EOR employees are legally assigned to you. We can also incorporate specific NDA provisions tailored to your business requirements.

At minimum, employees are entitled to Provident Fund contributions (if applicable), Gratuity (after 5 years of service), Maternity Benefits, paid leaves as per state-specific Shops and Establishments Acts, and health and accident insurance. Zenkins ensures all mandatory benefits are administered correctly and on time.

Yes. We have experience managing multi-state payroll and compliance for clients with employees spread across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chennai, Kolkata, and other locations. Each state’s specific compliance requirements — Professional Tax slabs, Shops and Establishments registration, and other local rules — are handled by our team.

Zenkins supports a structured transition. We work with you to plan the entity setup, transfer employment contracts, migrate payroll and compliance registrations, and ensure continuity for your employees throughout the transition. Many of our clients use EOR as a stepping stone to a Managed GCC or fully owned subsidiary.

Our EOR pricing is transparent and typically structured as a fixed monthly fee per employee, covering all employment administration, payroll processing, and statutory compliance. Employee costs — salary, statutory contributions, and benefits — are passed through at actual cost. You receive a single consolidated invoice each month with full cost visibility.

Yes. Zenkins manages compliant employee separations in accordance with Indian labour law, including notice periods, full-and-final settlement calculations, gratuity disbursement where applicable, and all required documentation. We ensure that separations are handled professionally and without legal risk to your business.