Employer of Record · India
Employer of Record in India
Place a team anywhere in India without incorporating. We become the legal employer, register with the statutory funds, run payroll and handle the work permit route for expatriate staff — from our office in Noida, Delhi NCR.
Our office
Noida · Delhi NCR
Local entity needed
No
Statutory funds
EPFO · ESIC
Employment law
Four labour codes
What is included
What we carry for you in India
Employment contracts
Appointment letters and contracts drafted to the labour code in force and to the Shops and Establishments Act of the state where the person will work.
EPFO and ESIC
Provident fund and state insurance registration and enrolment, with the monthly employer and employee contributions filed.
Payroll and TDS
Monthly gross-to-net payroll outsourcing, tax deducted at source under our TAN and remitted, Form 16 issued at year end.
Professional tax
The state-level professional tax registration and filing, which differs by state and is routinely missed.
Work permits for expatriates
Employment visa applications for foreign nationals, plus the registration formalities on arrival.
Leave, gratuity and exit
Leave accrual, gratuity provisioning, notice and full-and-final settlement handled to the applicable code.
How it works
How a mandate runs
Step 01
Scope
Roles, packages, work locations and states, and any expatriate assignments.
Step 02
Contract
One service agreement with Horizon; compliant appointment letters for your team.
Step 03
Onboard
EPFO, ESIC and professional tax registrations applied, employees enrolled, first cycle scheduled.
Step 04
Operate
Monthly payroll, statutory filings and a named contact in Noida.
Form an Indian entity first
Five steps before anyone worksDecide the structure — shareholding, capital, resident director
Incorporate with the ROC — a private limited company
PAN, TAN, GST and the funds — EPFO, ESIC and state professional tax
Open the bank account — and complete the FDI reporting
Then hire — appointment letters to the applicable code, payroll
Hire through an Employer of Record
Three steps, no entity requiredScope the roles — checked against local labour law
Issue the contracts — in the local instrument and language
Enrol and start — your people are working
Not either-or Many clients run both: the team starts under our Employer of Record while the India entity is formed in parallel, then the staff transfer across with continuity of service preserved.
Local context
Employing in India: what actually governs it
India consolidated twenty-nine central labour statutes into four codes — on wages, industrial relations, social security, and occupational safety and working conditions — which came into force on 21 November 2025. Central rules and the state rules that give them practical effect continue to be notified, so the operative position is partly national and partly the state in which your employee sits.
An employer registers with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and, where the wage threshold applies, with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Tax is deducted at source under the employer TAN and remitted monthly, and professional tax is a state-level obligation with its own registration and rates.
Why the state matters as much as the country
Employment conditions, professional tax and the Shops and Establishments regime are set at state level. A team split between Noida, Bengaluru and Mumbai is three sets of obligations, not one — which is the single most common surprise for a foreign employer entering India.
- We hold the employment relationship; you direct the work.
- No private limited company, no resident director, no ROC filings for you.
- Procurement and freight out of India available on the same agreement.
The labour codes came into force in November 2025 and state rules continue to be notified. We confirm the position in your state before you commit to terms or a start date.
On the ground in Noida
- Our India desk in the Delhi capital region
- Sourcing, freight and employment from one office
- State-level obligations handled per location
- Second sourcing base to the China corridor
- Telephone: +91 95609 22359
Why Horizon
India is a second sourcing base as well as a workforce
Most groups arrive in India for one of two reasons: people, or supply. We run both from Noida, and carry India through workforce, procurement and freight on one agreement.
Noida, in the Delhi capital region
Our office sits in the industrial and services belt around Delhi, within reach of the authorities, the manufacturers and the airport.
Four labour codes, still bedding in
The codes came into force in November 2025 and state rules continue to be notified. We work to the position as it currently stands in your state, and confirm it before you commit.
People and cargo on the same file
The team we employ for you and the goods we source for you are managed by the same office, which is why clients consolidate here.
Common questions
Employer of Record in India
Can we hire in India without setting up a company?
Yes. We employ the person through our Indian arrangement, which already carries the statutory registrations, so you avoid incorporating a private limited company, appointing a resident director and filing with the Registrar of Companies.
Which law applies now that the labour codes are in force?
The four labour codes took effect on 21 November 2025 and the state rules that operationalise them continue to be notified. We work to the position as it currently stands in the state where your employee will sit, and confirm it before you commit to terms.
Does the state my employee works in change anything?
Considerably. Professional tax, the Shops and Establishments regime and several conditions of employment are set at state level. A team across three states is three sets of obligations, which we administer separately and report to you together.
What are the current EPFO and ESIC contribution rates?
They are set by regulation and revised from time to time, and the ESIC obligation depends on a wage threshold. We confirm the rates and thresholds applicable to your salary levels as part of the quote rather than publishing figures that may be out of date.
Can you sponsor employment visas for foreign staff?
Yes, for staff employed through us. The employment visa category has its own conditions on role and remuneration, and there are registration formalities after arrival that we handle.
Can you also source and ship goods out of India?
Yes, and it is the reason clients consolidate here. Our Noida office runs procurement, quality inspection and freight alongside employment, so the team and the cargo are managed on one file.
Begin with the objective. We will map the route.
Tell us where in India the people will sit and what they will do. We return the employment route, the state-level obligations that follow and the sequence.