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Payroll, PF, ESI and labour compliance
Payroll is where the smallest errors compound fastest, because they repeat monthly and each one creates a liability to a person rather than to a department. PF and ESI thresholds, contract labour licensing, the Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments requirements, and the four Labour Codes whose implementation timeline has moved more than once.
Worth knowing if you employ people in Rajasthan: the state does not levy professional tax, so there is nothing to deduct and no return to file — despite a great deal of content that says otherwise.
Articles in Payroll & Labour
Payroll · 8 min · New · Aug 2026
Structuring salary properly: what still saves tax under the new regime
The new regime removed most salary exemptions but left two large ones standing. Employers who have not restructured since the switch are handing away a deduction that costs the company nothing.
Payroll · 7 min · New · Aug 2026
Employee or consultant? The classification that costs the most to get wrong
Calling someone a consultant does not make them one. If the working relationship looks like employment, PF and ESI attach anyway — and the arrears come with damages and interest that can exceed the original saving.
Labour · 8 min · Updated Aug 2026
The four Labour Codes are live: a compliance checklist for employers
Effective 21 November 2025, four codes replace 29 old laws. Appointment letters, revised wage definition, PF/ESI impact and what every employer must fix.
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