People operations

India Payroll & Compliance Scope

Understand the India-focused payroll inputs, review controls, and compliance boundaries that DeskGo currently documents.

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What this service does

DeskGo is designed for Indian service businesses and growing teams that need organized employee, attendance, salary, deduction, payslip, approval, and payroll-report workflows. Company rules and statutory decisions must be configured and reviewed by the responsible employer or professional advisor.

Start with the workflow you need. DeskGo is modular, so a company can enable this service without being required to use every other DeskGo module.

Who it is for

Indian companies that want a clear payroll workflow and need to confirm statutory coverage before production use.

Recommended setup

  1. Set the company context

    Confirm company identity, timezone, locations, pay cycle, employee records, and the authorized payroll owner.

  2. Configure salary inputs

    Set earnings, deductions, attendance inputs, reimbursements, and company-specific salary rules used by the payroll workflow.

  3. Review PF and ESI inputs

    Use PF and ESI percentage inputs where enabled, then validate the treatment with the company's payroll or compliance advisor.

  4. Review before release

    Check attendance approvals, leave, deductions, salary changes, exceptions, payslips, and reports before treating a period as final.

Main workflows

Employee records

Maintain employee records and salary structures with the permissions and ownership configured by the company.

Attendance and leave context

Use approved attendance, leave, corrections, and overtime information as inputs for the payroll review.

Salary and statutory inputs

Review earnings, deductions, PF and ESI inputs where enabled, with the responsible payroll owner.

Payroll review

Generate salary results, payslips, approvals, and reports, then review the period before any statutory or financial action.

Important controls

PF and ESI inputs are configurable where enabled

Review this control during setup and whenever the company changes its workflow or team responsibilities.

Human review before payroll finalization

Review this control during setup and whenever the company changes its workflow or team responsibilities.

Company remains responsible for statutory accuracy

Review this control during setup and whenever the company changes its workflow or team responsibilities.

ECR, Form 16, PT, LWF, ESIC filing, and government submission support must be confirmed before relying on it

Review this control during setup and whenever the company changes its workflow or team responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

Does DeskGo claim complete Indian statutory compliance?

No. DeskGo documents payroll workflows and configurable inputs. The employer and its advisor remain responsible for statutory interpretation, filings, and submissions.

Does DeskGo support PF and ESI?

DeskGo has PF and ESI percentage inputs in the payroll configuration where enabled. Confirm the exact calculation, export, and filing workflow for your company before production use.

Are ECR, Form 16, PT, LWF, and ESIC filings included?

These are not represented as universally supported public capabilities. Ask DeskGo for a current product demonstration and written scope before relying on any of them.