HR and Payroll Consultancy for startups, SMEs and growing businesses

What does an HR and payroll consultant actually do?

Every employer in India has to pay salaries on time, deduct the right taxes and follow labour and social security rules. HR and Payroll Consultancy takes this workload off your desk. A consultant calculates salaries, prepares payslips, files returns and drafts the documents that every employee relationship needs. For a founder or finance manager, that means fewer errors and a clear record for every rupee paid to staff.

BizSetups works with startups, SMEs and growing businesses. We act as an extension of your team, with experts you can call when a question comes up.

Why choose HR and Payroll Consultancy instead of doing it in-house?

A small business often starts with payroll in a spreadsheet. That works for three employees and breaks at thirty. Rules differ for PF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS, and each has its own registration, contribution and return cycle. Missing any of them can lead to notices, interest or penalties. Outsourcing gives you:

• Accuracy: structured calculations and review before salaries are paid.
• Compliance: filings are tracked against the due dates that apply to you.
• Focus: your team spends time on sales and delivery, not challans.
• Scalability: the process keeps working as headcount grows.

Payroll processing and salary structuring

Payroll is more than a monthly total. It starts with the salary structure: Basic pay, House Rent Allowance, Dearness Allowance where relevant, other allowances and deductions. A well-designed structure keeps the employee’s take-home clear and the employer’s cost predictable. Each month we take attendance, leave, new joiners, exits, overtime and incentives, compute the net pay, generate payslips and tax reports and prepare the salary disbursement. You approve before money moves.

Statutory compliance: PF, ESI, Professional Tax and TDS on salary

These are the four payroll obligations most employers face. Provident fund and employee state insurance are administered by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation. Whether you must register depends on headcount, wage levels and the nature of your establishment. Professional Tax is levied by states, so registration and rates depend on where employees work. TDS on salary is an income tax matter, where the employer deducts tax based on each employee’s declared investments and income. We also support gratuity, bonus and leave encashment compliance.

If you also need registrations or returns handled end to end, see our dedicated page on PF and ESI registration and return services.

HR documentation and employee onboarding

Clear paperwork protects both sides. We draft and maintain:

• HR policies and employee handbooks.
• Offer letters, appointment letters and employment contracts.
• Onboarding checklists and employee records.
• Exit management and Full and Final settlement processing.

These documents set expectations from day one and give you a defensible record if a dispute ever arises.

Leave, attendance and benefits administration

Payroll depends on attendance. We can work with biometric and attendance systems, apply leave accrual rules and calculate overtime and shift allowances so that leave and payroll stay in sync. On the benefits side we help structure PF, ESI, health insurance, gratuity and performance-linked incentives so they match your policy and budget.

Virtual HR support for small and mid-sized businesses

Many small companies cannot justify a full-time HR manager. Virtual HR support fills the gap with employee lifecycle management, recruitment and performance evaluation support, and help with policies and grievances. You get professional HR guidance without the fixed cost of a large team.

Using Zoho Payroll with our payroll support

BizSetups is a Zoho Authorized Partner. If you want payroll software, our team can set up and configure it for you. See Zoho Payroll implementation for details. You can learn more about the product at zoho.com.

How to get started

Call us on +91 92788 13303 or send a message on WhatsApp. We will ask about your headcount, locations and current process, then recommend a scope. Pricing depends on the size of your team and the services you choose, so we agree it with you before work begins. You may also want to read about annual MCA compliance and bookkeeping and accounting, which often go together with payroll.