Labour Law Compliance Checklist
A working checklist across registrations, wages, social security, working conditions, POSH and records — scaled to your headcount, with the thresholds that change what applies to you.
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Labour law compliance checklist
Based on 50 employees. Thresholds differ by state and by establishment type — treat this as a prompt to check, not as advice on what applies to you.
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Registration and licences
Wages
Social security
Working conditions
POSH
Records and returns
A prompt to check, not advice on what applies to you. Thresholds, registrations and entitlements differ by state and establishment type — confirm each against the applicable statute.
Indian labour compliance is a set of state-level obligations more than a national one. Registrations, professional tax, labour welfare fund and leave entitlements all differ state by state, and having employees in a state is what creates the obligation — not being headquartered there.
Thresholds also change what applies: ten employees for POSH, twenty for provident fund, fifty for a creche. Set your headcount and the list adjusts.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the main labour law compliances for an Indian company?
- Registration under each state's Shops and Establishments Act, provident fund and ESI where the thresholds are met, professional tax and labour welfare fund in the states that levy them, minimum wages and wage slips under the Code on Wages, a POSH committee at ten or more employees, and the registers and returns each statute requires.
- At what headcount does POSH apply?
- The obligation to constitute an Internal Committee starts at ten employees. The Act itself applies regardless — below ten, complaints go to the district's Local Committee.
- Do I need to register in every state where I have employees?
- Generally yes. Shops and Establishments registration, professional tax and labour welfare fund all follow the state where employees work, not where the company is incorporated.
About this tool
Built by the ViniOffice team. Figures and rules last reviewed 22 September 2026 against the statutory reference this team maintains. Indian statutory rates are date-effective and change by notification — confirm against the current one before running payroll or filing. A prompt to check, not advice on what applies to you. Thresholds, registrations and entitlements differ by state and establishment type — confirm each against the applicable statute.
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