/ Why Omnivoo

Built for India.
Not for 150 countries.

Omnivoo is the only Employer of Record built ground-up for India's 28-state employment landscape. Not a global platform retrofitted for India — an India specialist that does one thing, exceptionally.

/ 01 — The India problem

Six things global
EORs get wrong

India is not one country for compliance purposes. It's 28 separate employment jurisdictions stitched together by federal labour law. Here's where one-size-fits-all platforms quietly fail.

01 PT SLABS

Professional Tax

Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, and 12 other states each have their own slabs and filing schedules. Generic EORs use one template and silently underpay.

02 LWF RULES

Labour Welfare Fund

Half-yearly in some states, monthly in others. Different contribution amounts. Most platforms don't file LWF at all — creating silent compliance debt.

03 GRATUITY

Gratuity provisioning

Must be provisioned from month one — even though it pays out after 5 years. Generic platforms expense it on payout, breaking your accounting trail.

04 F&F

Full & Final settlement

Notice pay, leave encashment, gratuity, bonus pro-rata, ESOP vesting — six interlocking calculations. Global EORs typically outsource F&F to a local partner, slowing exits.

05 FX MARKUP

Hidden FX margin

"Free" USD-to-INR conversion at 3–5% above interbank rates is standard at global EORs. On a 10-person India team, that's $20–40K silently leaking per year.

06 DPDP

Data residency

India's DPDP Act requires personal data of Indian employees to be processable inside India. Most global platforms store data in the US or EU.

/ 02 — Our approach

India-native by design,
not by translation.

We didn't add "India support" to a global product. We started with India's compliance edge cases and built a payroll engine backwards from there.

01
FOUNDATION

28-state rule database

Every state's Professional Tax slabs, Shops & Establishment norms, LWF cadence, and minimum wage notifications are encoded as first-class data — versioned, dated, auditable.

02
AUTOMATION

AI for the long tail

An AI agent reads gazette notifications, EPFO circulars, and state labour ministry releases daily. Rule changes are diffed, reviewed by our team, and live within 48 hours.

03
PEOPLE

Specialists, not generalists

Every Omnivoo support engineer has worked Indian payroll for at least three years. No tier-1 helpdesk. No "let me check with the India team" — we are the India team.

/ 04 — vs Global EORs

Real scenarios.
Real differences.

Not feature-by-feature marketing. Concrete edge cases where the difference between a global platform and an India specialist costs real money.

Scenario
Global EOR
Omnivoo
Hire in 3 different states
×One template, manual fixes
State-specific contracts auto-generated
Karnataka PT update mid-year
×Catches up next quarter
Live in 48 hours
Employee resigns at 4 yrs 11 mo
×Unclear gratuity logic
F&F with all six components
USD payroll to INR account
×3–5% FX markup hidden
Mid-market + 0.4% flat (industry-low)
Indian tax notice received
×Forwarded to local partner
Drafted & replied in-house
DPDP Act audit request
×Data in US/EU servers
India-resident infrastructure
Cost for 10 INR-based engineers
×$5,990/mo + FX skim
$1,290/mo, no FX skim
/ 05 — Depth, in numbers

The mechanics
behind the platform.

India compliance is detailed work. Here's the surface area Omnivoo covers, codified into the product.

28 STATES

Every Indian jurisdiction

State-specific Professional Tax slabs, Shops & Establishment registrations, Labour Welfare Fund cadence, and minimum wage notifications. Encoded, versioned, audit-ready.

47 STATUTORY FORMS

Filing-ready by default

From Form 24Q quarterly TDS returns to Form 16 annuals, ESIC Form 6, EPFO ECR uploads, and state-specific PT challans — every output is pre-formatted to government spec.

12+ MONTHLY FILINGS

Never a missed deadline

PF (15th), ESIC (15th), TDS (7th), PT (varies), LWF, and state-specific filings. Dashboard surfaces every deadline ahead of time with status by employee.

48-HOUR SLA

Regulatory updates, fast

From a gazette notification appearing online to the rule being live in your payroll engine — under 48 hours. Tracked, diffed, and dashboard-visible.

/ 06 — The team

Built by India payroll
specialists. Not generalists.

Engineering, payroll ops, and customer support — every Omnivoo team is staffed by people who've handled Indian payroll for at least three years.

PAYROLL OPS

Senior India payroll managers

Our payroll ops lead has run monthly payroll for 5,000+ Indian employees across multiple GCCs. Every cycle is reviewed by an experienced human before submission.

COMPLIANCE

In-house Chartered Accountants

India CAs and Company Secretaries handle gazette interpretation, tax notices, and audit preparation. No outsourcing to a local firm — they sit in our office.

ENGINEERING

Built in Bangalore

Product and engineering team is India-based. We dogfood the platform — Omnivoo runs Omnivoo's own payroll. Edge cases get fixed in days, not quarters.

SUPPORT

No tier-1 helpdesk

When you email us, you reach a senior payroll person who knows your account. Average first response under 2 business hours. No ticket runaround.

/ 07 — FAQ

Honest answers.
Direct questions.

What founders ask before they pick Omnivoo over a global EOR.

How is Omnivoo different from Deel, Remote, or Multiplier? +

Global EORs treat India as one of 150 countries — same templates, same playbook, same support team. Omnivoo only operates in India. Our compliance engine is built on a 28-state rule database, our team is India-based payroll specialists, and our pricing reflects local cost — not a flat global rate.

Do you really cover all 28 Indian states? +

Yes. Every state has different Professional Tax slabs, Labour Welfare Fund rules, and Shops & Establishment requirements. We've codified these into our payroll engine so a hire in Karnataka, Maharashtra, or West Bengal is processed correctly out of the box — no manual workarounds.

Where is my employee's data stored? +

On India-resident infrastructure, in compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. Your employees' PII never leaves India unless explicitly required for a US/EU parent company filing.

What happens when Indian labour law changes mid-year? +

Our regulatory monitoring system scans gazette notifications, EPFO/ESIC circulars, and state labour ministry releases daily. Rule changes are reflected in payroll runs within 48 hours of publication, with a notification to your dashboard.

Can you handle complex cases like CTC restructuring or maternity benefits? +

Yes. Our team has handled gratuity payouts on early termination, maternity benefit calculations under the Maternity Benefit Act, ESOP perquisite tax, and full & final settlements in dispute. You get a real Indian payroll specialist on email or call — not a chatbot.

How fast can I onboard my first employee? +

5 business days from signed offer to first payslip. This includes employment contract generation, PF/ESI registration, bank account linking, and tax declaration setup.

Talk to an India specialist.

A real person who has run Indian payroll. No SDR, no tier-1 chat bot.

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