Hire in India without setting up an entity.
DKM Online becomes the legal employer of your team in India — employment contracts, payroll, tax withholdings, statutory registrations, benefits and onboarding to offboarding — while you keep full control of the work. Expand into India quickly, legally and confidently.
What DKM handles as your legal employer.
Our EOR solutions manage compliance, payroll, HR and employee benefits — so you can expand into India quickly, legally and confidently.
Payroll Management
Seamlessly handle payroll processing, tax withholdings, and benefits administration, ensuring compliance with local regulations in India.
Compliance Assurance
Stay compliant with ever-changing labour laws, tax requirements, and employment standards. Our team of experts monitors local regulations to mitigate risks.
Employee Benefits
Offer competitive benefit packages, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid leave, tailored to local norms and expectations.
Legal Employer
We act as the official employer on record, managing employment contracts, work permits, and local registrations while you retain full control over daily operations and team management.
Onboarding and Offboarding
Effortlessly hire top talent and handle workforce transitions while we manage all necessary documentation and compliance requirements.
You run the team. DKM carries the employment.
As an Employer of Record, we share responsibilities with the client, ensuring a smooth and compliant working relationship.
What stays with you
- Day-to-Day OperationsYou retain full control over managing employees' daily tasks, projects, and responsibilities.
- Workplace PerformanceYou handle performance evaluations, promotions, and disciplinary actions (in alignment with local laws).
- Work ScheduleYou determine work hours, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Training & DevelopmentYou are responsible for providing necessary training, upskilling, and career development opportunities.
What DKM takes off your desk
- Legal EmploymentWe serve as the legal employer, handling employment contracts compliant with local labour laws.
- Payroll & TaxesWe manage payroll processing, tax withholdings, and compliance with social contributions and tax regulations.
- Employee BenefitsWe administer benefits like health insurance, retirement plans, and leave policies.
- Leave, Holidays & AttendanceLeave entitlements, holiday lists and attendance records are administered by DKM as the legal employer, in line with Indian law.
- Regulatory ComplianceWe ensure adherence to local employment laws, minimising risk of fines or penalties.
- Onboarding & OffboardingWe handle administrative aspects like hiring documentation, employment registration, and termination processes.
Why global companies use DKM as their Employer of Record in India.
Simplified Expansion
- Hire employees in India without establishing a legal entity.
- Quickly enter international markets while avoiding the costs and time associated with setting up local subsidiaries.
Compliance
- Stay fully compliant with local labour laws, tax regulations, and employment standards.
- Mitigate risks of penalties, fines, or legal disputes by relying on local legal and HR expertise.
Cost Savings
- Avoid the significant costs of establishing and maintaining legal entities in India.
- Reduce expenses related to hiring in-house HR and legal teams for international operations.
Local Expertise
- Benefit from DKM's knowledge of cultural, legal, and business nuances in each region.
- Ensure employees receive benefits and contracts that align with local expectations and laws.
Risk Mitigation
- Reduce exposure to non-compliance risks with labour laws, tax regulations, and employment standards.
- Ensure terminations and disputes are handled in line with local legal requirements.
From first hire to steady state.
A dedicated engagement lead, transparent per-employee commercials, and the option to transfer employees to your own entity whenever you set one up.
Scope & proposal
Share roles, locations and headcount. We confirm compensation structure, benefits and a per-employee commercial.
Contracts & onboarding
Compliant employment contracts issued, statutory registrations completed, documentation collected.
Monthly operations
Payroll, tax withholdings, social contributions, benefits and compliance filings, with reporting to you every cycle.
Scale or transition
Add hires as you grow, or transfer the team to your own Indian entity when you are ready — with DKM continuing payroll and compliance if you wish.
A European client tested India before committing to an entity.
A European client wanted to validate the Indian market with a small, senior team before investing in a subsidiary. Incorporating an entity would have meant company registration, PF, ESI and professional-tax registrations, a local bank account, statutory audits and a compliance calendar across multiple Acts — months of setup for a team it might not keep.
DKM Online became the Employer of Record. The team was hired on compliant Indian employment contracts, enrolled in PF and ESI under DKM's registrations, paid monthly with correct tax withholdings, and covered by health insurance and paid leave in line with local norms. Leave, holidays and attendance were administered by DKM under its own policies as the legal employer. The client directed the team's work from Europe; DKM handled every filing, register and regulatory change in India.
With the market validated, the client had a clean choice: keep scaling under the EOR, or set up its own entity and transfer the team with continuity of service — with DKM continuing payroll and compliance either way.
Your employees' data, protected to global standards.
Security is built into every layer of our technology, operations and service delivery, helping organisations operate with confidence.
- Quarterly VAPT across applications and infrastructure, penetration testing and automated vulnerability assessments, independently validated by a CERT-In empanelled firm.
- AES-256 database encryption, TLS/SSL secure communication, secure authentication and encrypted e-mail.
- 24x7 security monitoring — continuous log monitoring with SIEM (ManageEngine Log360), incident detection and response, proactive threat intelligence.
- High-availability architecture with a disaster-recovery site, data replication every 2 hours and daily secure backups; secure SDLC, continuous compliance reviews and internal risk assessments.
Straight answers for expansion and HR leaders.
What is an Employer of Record (EOR), and how does it work?
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a service provider that becomes the legal employer for your employees in a specific country or region. While you manage the day-to-day tasks and operations, the EOR handles payroll, tax compliance, employment contracts, and other legal responsibilities. This allows businesses to hire and manage employees globally without setting up a local legal entity.
What responsibilities does the EOR take on?
The EOR manages payroll processing and tax filings; employment contracts in compliance with local labour laws; employee benefits, such as health insurance, leave and holidays; work permits and visa processing (if needed); and compliance with local employment regulations and audits. This ensures that your business avoids legal risks while focusing on operations.
What control will the client have, and what control will DKM have over the employees?
You retain full control of day-to-day operations, workplace performance, work schedule and training & development. DKM serves as the legal employer and manages employment contracts, payroll and taxes, employee benefits, leave and attendance administration, regulatory compliance, and onboarding and offboarding — see "How the relationship works" above for the full breakdown.
Can an EOR help with hiring in India where we don't have a legal entity?
Absolutely. One of the main benefits of an EOR is that it allows you to hire employees in India where your business doesn't have a legal presence. This eliminates the need to establish a local entity, saving you time, costs, and the complexities of navigating foreign legal systems.
How does the EOR ensure compliance with local labour laws?
DKM has legal and HR experts who stay up to date on Indian employment laws and regulations. They ensure that employment contracts, payroll, taxes, and benefits comply with local laws, protecting your business from penalties, fines, or legal disputes.
Ready to hire in India without setting up a local entity?
Tell us the roles, locations and start dates. We'll come back with a per-employee proposal and an onboarding timeline.