Attendo
Formerly Petpooja Payroll. Biometric attendance, leaves and payroll.
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Petpooja Payroll is Now Attendo
Petpooja has been building software for Indian businesses since 2011, and the product many of them open every morning has changed its name. Attendo (formerly Petpooja Payroll) is the same attendance and payroll system, from the same team, on the same account. The short answer, if you already use it: nothing about your setup changes.
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Sahil Shah11 Aug 2026
How to Switch Payroll Software Without Losing Data
You switch payroll software by exporting your employee master data, salary structures, leave balances, PF/ESI details, and YTD (year-to-date) tax figures from the old system, then importing them into the new one before running the first payroll cycle. The best time to make this switch is right after closing a financial quarter or a calendar
March 2026 MoLE FAQ on Labour Codes Decoded
On 16 March 2026, the Ministry of Labour and Employment published a fresh batch of Additional FAQs on the four Labour Codes. These clarifications landed four months after the Codes took effect on 21 November 2025. They address grey areas that had been tripping up HR teams since. Six rulings in this batch directly affect
What Is a Payslip? Salary Slip Components in India
A payslip is the one-page monthly document that shows you exactly where your salary went. One column lists what you earned (basic pay, HRA, allowances), the other lists what got subtracted (PF, ESI, professional tax, income tax), and the number at the bottom is what actually landed in your bank account. Indian employers must issue
Leave Types in India: CL, SL, EL and Comp-Off Explained
Indian labour law provides four main leave categories to employees: casual leave (CL), sick leave (SL), earned leave (EL, also called privilege leave), and compensatory off (comp-off). The exact number of days for each depends on which state your business operates in, because state-level Shops and Establishments Acts govern leave rules for most private businesses,
Biometric Payroll for Growing Indian Businesses: Complete Guide
A biometric payroll system records attendance through fingerprint or face recognition, then feeds that data directly into salary calculations, PF deductions, and ESIC contributions. When this system charges a flat annual fee instead of a per-employee rate, your payroll cost stays the same whether you have 15 employees or 150. That is the short answer.
50+ Payroll & HR Technology Statistics for India (2026)
The global payroll software market is valued at $35 billion in 2026, yet 51% of small businesses still process payroll on spreadsheets. The average company makes 15 errors per payroll cycle at $291 each to fix, and 24% of employees begin looking for another job the moment their first salary comes in wrong. Those are
ESIC Registration and Contribution Guide for Indian SMBs
Got 10 or more people on your payroll? If any one of them earns Rs 21,000 or below in gross monthly wages, your business has to register with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation. The employer’s share sits at 3.25% of gross wages. The employee chips in 0.75%. That combined 4% has to land in ESIC’s
Avani Joshi
7 Salary Structure Questions Every Indian Must Know
Your salary in India is built from basic pay (35 to 50% of CTC), HRA, EPF at 12% from both sides, gratuity provisioning by the employer, and a flat Rs 75,000 standard deduction under the new tax regime. CTC is not your in-hand number. Subtract your EPF share, Professional Tax, TDS, and any other deductions
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Payroll for Multi-Outlet Businesses: Outsource vs Software
Software wins for most multi-outlet Indian businesses once you have 40 to 50 employees spread across three or more locations. Outsourcing is the safer pick when your team is small, you don’t have an HR person on staff, and you’d rather pay someone to handle PF and ESIC filings without thinking about it. That is
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What Is Gross Salary? CTC vs Gross vs Net Explained
Gross salary is what an employee earns before deductions but after the employer’s hidden costs have been pulled out of CTC. The formula: Gross = CTC minus Employer’s PF minus Employer’s ESI minus Gratuity. Net salary is the bank-account number: gross minus the employee’s own PF, ESI, income tax, and professional tax. Every Indian salary
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ESI & ESIC Contribution Rate 2026: Employer & Employee Share
The ESI contribution rate in 2026 stands at 4% of gross monthly wages. Out of that 4%, the employer’s share is 3.25% and the employee’s share is 0.75%. Both numbers have stayed frozen since the ESIC last revised them in July 2019, and neither FY 2025-26 nor FY 2026-27 brings any change, as listed on
Avani Joshi
Offer Letter Format for Indian Businesses: Free Template & Guide
Seven things belong in every offer letter: The candidate’s name, job title, reporting manager, CTC with a component-wise breakup, joining date, work location, and notice period. Leave out any one of these and you are handing a new hire a document that will either confuse them on the first morning or fall apart the day
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Form 16: What It Is, Who Gets It & How to Read It
Form 16 is a TDS certificate that your employer hands you once a year, split into two parts. Part A pulls data straight from the government’s TRACES portal and confirms that the tax deducted from your salary actually reached the treasury, quarter by quarter, with challan numbers attached. Part B is where the salary arithmetic
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Employee Self-Service Portal: Why Your Staff Needs One in 2026
An employee self-service portal (ESS) is a login-based dashboard, on web or mobile, where staff pull up their own salary slips, mark leave, check punch-in records, grab Form 16, and fix their personal details. HR never touches these requests. The employee opens the app, taps what they need, and the task is done before the
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