What a Software Engineer Actually Costs in India in 2026 By Ravi Kiran, Co-founder, Saileor. Last updated: 18 July 2026. Salary figures are market ranges from published 2026 benchmarks; statutory rates verified against current law. Exchange rate used: ₹96/USD (mid-July 2026). Ask Google what an engineer costs in India and you’ll get forty answers, all […]
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India’s GCCs Will Hire 510,000 People This Year. You Should Not Copy Them. By Ravi Kiran, Co-founder, Saileor. Last updated: 16 July 2026. Global Capability Centre hiring in India will cross five lakh jobs for the first time this year: 510,452 projected roles, 3.4 times the 2021 number, spread across roughly 2,120 centres. Bengaluru takes
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The $100K H-1B Fee Is Stuck in Court. Your Hiring Plan Shouldn’t Be. By Ravi Kiran, Co-founder, Saileor. Last updated: 16 July 2026. Every legal claim below links to a primary or legal-industry source. Here is the situation in one paragraph. In September 2025, a presidential proclamation put a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions
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Fixed-Term Employees in India Now Earn Gratuity After One Year By Ravi Kiran, Co-founder, SaileorRavi Kiran is the Co-founder of Saileor, an India-focused Employer of Record helping global companies hire employees compliantly across India. Last updated: 7 July 2026. For decades, gratuity in India had a simple gate: five years of continuous service or nothing.
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Can a US Company Pay an Indian Employee Directly? No. Here Is the Line. No. A US company cannot legally employ someone in India without an Indian legal entity. To be an employer under Indian law you need registration under the relevant state’s Shops and Establishments Act, plus EPFO, ESIC where applicable, state Professional Tax,
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EOR India Pricing 2026: What Every Provider Actually Charges By Kiran, Founder, Saileor. Prices verified against each provider’s published pricing on 7 July 2026. We re-verify monthly and date-stamp every change. Every “best EOR” listicle quotes prices. Almost none of them tell you when the price was checked, and half of them contradict each other.
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India’s March 2026 Labour Code FAQs, Explained for Foreign Employers By Kiran, Founder, Saileor. Last updated 7 July 2026. Every claim below links to the Ministry’s own documents. On 16 March 2026, India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment published a fresh set of Additional FAQs on the four Labour Codes. They answer the questions payroll
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EOR, Payroll, India Labour Law, Compliance, Hiring GuidesHow to Choose the Best EOR for India in 2026: What the Listicles Won’t Tell You There are roughly forty articles on the internet titled “Best EOR for India 2026.” Most of them were written by the same person or at least by the same prompt. They list eight providers. They say each one is
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EOR, Payroll, India Labour Law, Compliance, Hiring GuidesEOR vs Entity vs Contractors: How to Hire in India in 2026 A founder’s decision framework. Plus a 90-second tool that gives you a personalized answer. There are three ways to put someone on your books in India. EOR. Your own entity. Contractors. Each has a sweet spot. Each has a failure mode founders learn
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EOR, Payroll, India Labour Law, Compliance, Hiring GuidesHow to Hire in India from Germany: The 2026 Cost & Compliance Guide for German Companies German companies hire engineers in India at roughly one-third the loaded cost of hiring in Berlin or Munich, but only if they avoid two expensive traps: setting up an Indian subsidiary too early, or paying Indian engineers as “contractors”
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