Eight services. One team.
Set up.Comply.Defend.
Our own team handles the legal and compliance work below.
Tax, payroll, talent, workspace, technology and the rest run through independent partners. You engage each of them directly.
Entry
City, structure and filings, settled before the first hire.
Location and model
City and state incentives first. Then the operating model: captive, build-operate-transfer, partner-hosted or EOR-first. We compare them and bring in setup advisors, CAs and workspace partners to price them.
Entity and FEMA
Incorporation and foreign-investment reporting: FC-GPR after each share allotment, and the annual FLA return to the RBI, due by 15 July.
Registrations
Shops and Establishments, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, PF, ESI and GST.
Labour Codes
In force since 21 November 2025. Contracts and pay brought in line.
Appointment letters
Now mandatory for every employee under the OSH Code.
Wages
Excluded allowances are capped at 50% of total pay. The excess counts as wages, which raises PF, gratuity and leave-encashment liability.
Exits
Final dues within two working days of exit. Performance exits and settlements run under the Industrial Relations Code and the Code on Wages.
Fixed-term staff
Gratuity after one year of continuous service, and the same benefits as permanent staff.
Policies
Global HR policies localised for India: leave, working hours, monitoring and restrictive covenants. Post-employment non-competes are generally unenforceable.
POSH
An Internal Committee that holds up.
Constitution
POSH applies to workplaces with 10 or more employees. The Internal Committee needs an external member.
Training and reporting
Training each year, confidential inquiry records, and the annual report to the District Officer.
Exposure
Failing to constitute an IC can attract a fine of up to ₹50,000. Repeat failures can double the penalty and lead to cancellation of registration.
Contracts
IP made in India does not pass to the parent by default.
Intercompany
A services agreement that matches how the centre actually works. It carries transfer pricing, IP ownership and liability. Auditors ask for it first.
Assignment chain
Assignment terms in employment and contractor agreements, with an onward assignment to the parent. Contractors are the larger gap.
Data
DPDP Rules notified 13 November 2025.
Map and notices
A data map and employee privacy notices. Vendor terms that match.
Transfers
Employee and customer data flowing to the parent, and data used for AI and analytics: notices, vendor terms and transfer documentation.
Breach plan
A detailed breach report to the Data Protection Board within 72 hours. Penalties go up to ₹250 crore.
Timeline
Under the Rules as notified, most obligations apply from 13 May 2027. MeitY has proposed bringing some dates forward, so we plan on the shorter timeline.
Real estate
Premises papered before fit-out begins.
Leases
Lease, fit-out and title diligence for the first premises.
Expansion
Workspace expansion and second-city premises as the centre scales.
Notices
Deadlines decide outcomes.
Notices and claims
A legal notice, an employee claim or a labour authority summons. We assess the exposure and reply on time.
Investigations
Internal investigations, run with records.
Disputes
Arbitration, mediation, courts.
Strategy
Strategy for disputes, arbitration and appellate matters.
Representation
Courts, labour authorities and tribunals, where the centre needs to be represented.
Three ways to engage.
Each comes with a written scope, a timeline and a fee estimate before work begins.
- À la cartePick only what you need. Each matter is scoped, priced and delivered on its own.
- Fractional CLOA monthly retainer with a defined scope, a risk register and reporting to the parent company.
- Embedded Legal OfficerA full-time legal officer at your office, supported by our team and technology.
The rest. Through enablers.
