Hire in India without an entity.
Until you’re ready to own one.
People EOR is Employer of Record India — we onboard your engineer in 48 hours as their fully compliant legal employer. When your team scales, we set up your own Indian entity and hand you the keys.
You do this
Find & select
your engineer
→
People EOR handles this
Contracts, payroll,
PF/ESI/TDS, benefits
→
People EOR handles this
Hardware, office,
HR support
→
Result
Engineer live
in 48 hours
Book a free strategy call →
See how it works
Founded by chartered accountants
Compliance-first, not just software
Based in Pune, India
1 Stage One · 0–20 hires
EOR
No India entity needed. We are the legal employer.
- Onboard your first Indian engineer in 48 hours
- People EOR is the legal employer of record
- Full statutory compliance — PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity
- Payroll, hardware, office space & ongoing HR support included
- Compliant offboarding & termination handled for you
- One USD invoice for everything
when you’re ready
2 Stage Two · 20+ hires
Your Own Entity
You own the Pvt Ltd. We hand you the keys.
- Pvt Ltd incorporation, end-to-end
- Bank, RBI, GST, PF, ESI, PT registration
- Seamless employee migration, zero disruption
- You own the entity. We’ve handed you the keys.
Built for engineering and product teams in the US, UK and Canada hiring their first — or next — engineers in India.
🇺🇸 United States
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇨🇦 Canada
Trusted by YC-backed startups & growth-stage tech teams
One partner for both stages.
Most global EORs stop at Stage 1 — when you scale, you’re on your own. Local CAs only do Stage 2 — and they don’t run HR. People EOR is the only partner that walks both stages with you, with the same team, the same dashboard, the same single USD invoice — and helps you manage permanent establishment risk in India as you grow, so scaling never creates unexpected tax exposure.
Start without an entity. We build one when you’re ready. We’ve been your HR partner the whole time.
Other EORs / Local CAs
- Cover only Stage 1 OR Stage 2
- Hand off when you scale or incorporate
- SaaS only · no boots on the ground
- You re-vendor at every stage
People EOR
- Both stages · one partner
- Built to graduate you to your entity
- CA-backed boots on the ground
- Same team. Same invoice. End to end.
Every service your
India team needs
Employer of Record
We are the legal employer. You find the engineer — we onboard them in 48 hours, fully compliant with India’s Labour Codes. Our EOR services India cover payroll, statutory benefits, compliance and HR support — all on one invoice.
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- Full labour-law compliance — PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity, compliant contracts
- Accurate, on-time payroll every month — nothing falls through the cracks
- Compliant offboarding — final settlements, PF transfers, Form 16
- Real HR support for day-to-day queries — not a chatbot
Entity Incorporation
When you’re ready to own the entity, we handle the full Pvt Ltd setup — RBI, GST, PF, ESI, plus seamless employee migration.
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📝
Contractors
Engage Indian freelancers with proper contracts and TDS withholding.
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💻
Hardware
Bought locally, delivered configured, recovered when someone leaves.
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Office Space
Branded private space in Pune. No 3-year lease. Scales with your team.
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R
Rohit
Founder · People EOR · Pune, India
What you can count on
- CA-founded — compliance handled by people who know the law
- 48-hour onboarding, start to finish
- A clear path to your own entity, built in
- One USD invoice, one team, end to end
Simple, predictable.
No hidden fees.
Per-employee pricing — full compliance, payroll, and tax filings included. Hardware and office quoted separately on actuals.
One-time onboarding
$99 /employee
Per employee, paid once
✓Contract drafting & e-signing
✓PF / ESI / PT registration
✓Background verification
✓Asset & access provisioning
Monthly subscription
$149 /mo /employee
Billed monthly in USD
✓Full payroll processing
✓All statutory benefits managed
✓Live compliance dashboard
✓Dedicated account manager
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Frequently asked questions
Is using an EOR legal in India?+
Yes. Engaging an Employer of Record is fully legal in India and is a well-established, compliant way for foreign companies to hire local employees without setting up their own entity. The EOR becomes the legal employer on record and takes on all statutory obligations, while you direct the employee’s day-to-day work.
What does EOR stand for?+
EOR stands for Employer of Record — a company that legally employs workers on behalf of another business. In India, the EOR handles employment contracts, payroll, PF, ESI, TDS, statutory benefits and labour-law compliance, so you can hire without your own Indian entity.
What’s the difference between a PEO and an EOR?+
A PEO (Professional Employer Organization) enters into co-employment with your existing local entity — it only works if you already have a company registered in India. An EOR needs no local entity at all: we become the sole legal employer on your behalf. That’s why EOR, not PEO, is the right model for companies hiring in India for the first time.
How quickly can you onboard an employee in India?+
Within 48 hours of receiving the candidate’s details and documents. We handle the compliant contract, payroll setup and statutory registrations (PF, ESI, professional tax) so your hire is live and legal in two business days — not the months an entity setup would take.
Which compliance and statutory obligations do you handle?+
All of them. That includes Provident Fund (PF), Employees’ State Insurance (ESI), TDS, professional tax and gratuity, plus compliant employment contracts and ongoing labour-law compliance under acts such as the Payment of Wages Act and the Shops and Establishments Act. Payroll is run monthly with every deduction and filing taken care of.
What is permanent establishment risk, and how does an EOR help?+
Permanent establishment (PE) risk is when a foreign company’s activities in India become substantial enough that tax authorities treat it as having a taxable presence there, triggering Indian corporate tax obligations. Hiring through an EOR reduces this risk because your team is legally employed by People EOR, not your foreign entity directly — though PE exposure also depends on factors like who signs contracts and makes decisions locally, so it’s worth walking through your specific setup with us.
What’s the difference between an EOR and setting up our own entity?+
Setting up your own entity gives you a direct employment relationship but is slow, costly and only worth it past a certain headcount — you take on full responsibility for Indian accounting, tax filings and compliance. An EOR lets you hire immediately with none of that overhead. We’re the bridge: start with EOR, then transition to your own entity when the scale justifies it — without re-hiring your team.
Can we move from your EOR to our own Indian entity later?+
Yes — this is what sets us apart. Most EORs stop when you scale. We handle the full Pvt Ltd incorporation (RBI, GST, PF, ESI, PT registration) and migrate your employees to your own entity with zero disruption, whenever you decide to incorporate. Same team, same dashboard, throughout.
What’s the difference between BPO and EOR?+
A BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) provider delivers a business function — like support or back-office work — using its own staff. An EOR doesn’t do the work for you; it legally employs the people you choose, who work directly for and report to you. With an EOR you control the team and the work; the EOR carries the employment compliance.
Ready to onboard your
India A-team?
You find the engineers. We onboard them in 48 hours and handle everything — payroll, compliance, benefits, hardware. Free 30-minute strategy call, no sales pitch.
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