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. […]

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,

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.

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