March 19, 2023
What is layoff

What Is a Layoff? Meaning Under Indian Labour Law

Under Indian labour law, a layoff has a specific, narrow legal meaning: it’s an employer’s temporary inability to provide work to an employee due to reasons […]
March 17, 2023
What is furlough?

What Is Furlough? Meaning, Rules & Is It Legal in India?

A furlough is a temporary, employer-mandated break from work, usually unpaid or reduced-pay, where the employee keeps their job and is expected to return once conditions […]
March 1, 2023
What is a floating holiday?

What is Floating Holiday?

A floating holiday is a paid day off that isn’t tied to a fixed calendar date, letting an employee choose when to take it rather than […]
February 13, 2023
Motivating Employees Under Adverse Conditions

Motivating Employees During Layoffs, Freezes & Downturns

Motivating employees during adverse conditions, hiring freezes, layoff rounds, salary freezes, or a general economic slowdown, comes down to a handful of things that actually work: […]
February 10, 2023
traditional methods of performance appraisal

Traditional Methods of Performance Appraisal

Traditional performance appraisal methods evaluate an employee’s past performance through a manager’s direct rating, ranking, or written assessment, as opposed to modern approaches like continuous feedback […]
January 15, 2023
What is Notice Period

What is Notice Period?

A notice period is the contractually required time between an employee resigning (or being asked to leave) and their actual last working day, during which they […]
December 15, 2022
Casual Leave

Casual Leave in India: Meaning, Rules & How Many Days You Actually Get (2026)

Casual leave (CL) is short-notice paid time off for personal reasons that don’t need a doctor’s note or weeks of planning: a family errand, a sudden […]
December 13, 2022
Leave Encashment

Leave Encashment

Definition of Leave Encashment Leave encashment is a form of compensation granted to the employee when they are not able to utilize their Leave due to […]
November 24, 2022
Best Global Payroll Software

Best Global Payroll Software Today: EOR Pricing and Providers Compared

Global payroll and EOR (Employer of Record) software lets a company legally employ and pay people in countries where it has no registered entity, using the […]
October 29, 2022
Choosing a Payroll Service Provider

Choosing a Payroll Service Provider: What to Ask Before You Sign

Choosing a payroll service provider comes down to one question most businesses don’t ask directly enough: who is accountable, and what happens, when something goes wrong […]
October 3, 2017
Checklist for Selecting the Perfect Payroll Software

The Payroll Software Checklist Every Indian Business Should Use

Most payroll software checklists you’ll find online were written for a US or UK audience and then lightly reworded for India, which is why so many […]
May 17, 2017
9 Ways to Optimise Your Payroll Management

How to Optimize an Existing Payroll Process, Step by Step

Optimizing payroll isn’t the same question as choosing payroll software, and most guides that promise the former quietly answer the latter instead. If you already have […]
March 8, 2017
Payroll Software For Small Businesses

The Necessity of Payroll Software For Small Businesses

Generally, small businesses employ more people than large corporations; it is a game of numbers and the small business team is ahead by a long shot. […]
February 21, 2017
What Is Payroll Management System

What Is a Payroll Management System?

A payroll management system is the process (and usually the software) that calculates what each employee is owed, applies the correct statutory deductions, pays them accurately […]