India EOR for Singapore

Hire, Pay, & Manage Employees in India from Singapore

Wisemonk is the legal employer in India on your behalf so that you can avoid setting up an entity in India. Our EOR service handles compliant employment contracts, secure cross-border data handling, and timely INR payroll for talent you hire from Singapore.

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Singapore

India

Time-zone overlap 7-8 hrs daily

IRAS Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
PDPC Personal Data Protection Commission
DTAA (SG–India) 1994 treaty

300+ Global companies running their India payroll with Wisemonk

78% Avg. saving vs. own entity (fully-loaded cost)

~7 days From signed contract to first INR payslip

100% DTAA-compliant payroll, every payslip

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Built for your jurisdiction

An EOR built for Singapore balance sheets & data flows

Three things every Singaporean CFO, DPO, and Head of People asks before putting Indian employees on our payroll.

Built for cross-border employment

A Singapore HQ employing engineers in Bengaluru creates real questions: which entity is on the contract, who carries the statutory liability, how does IP assignment hold up, what happens at termination. We work with your in-house counsel to put the right cross-border employment scaffolding in place.

Global-grade service levels

Same SLA you would expect from a Singapore-based provider: 24-hour response on payroll queries, 4-hour response on compliance flags, named CSM and named Indian payroll lead.

SGD in, INR payslip out

Invoice in Singapore dollars from your existing AP. We handle the FX and the full INR payroll on the Indian side: PF, ESI, PT, TDS withheld and filed. Net pay lands in your team member's Indian bank account on the same day every month.

The honest comparison

Wisemonk vs. global EOR platforms.

See why teams hiring in India choose a specialist over a platform built for 150+ countries.

Feature	Wisemonk	Deel / Remote / Rippling / G-P
India specialist?	Yes. India-only, with our own legal entity	No. India is one of 150+ countries they cover
EOR fee (India)	$99 to $399 per employee, per month	$499 to $699 per employee, per month
India entity owned?	Fully owned legal entity in India	Varies. Some operate through local partners
Setup time	2 to 7 days	3 to 7 days, platform-first onboarding
Local HR support	Assigned India HRBP for your team	Platform-based support with limited local presence
Insurance	Customisable at the individual level. Plans tailored to each employee's needs	Standardised group plans with limited flexibility
Equipment procurement	Included, sourced locally. Cost-effective because we know India's vendor landscape	Available as a paid add-on, often at higher mark-ups
Best for	Companies focused on hiring in India	Companies hiring across 10+ countries simultaneously

Run your numbers

See the exact savings for your Singapore team, in your currency.

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Our track record

What we hold ourselves to

These are not aspirations. These are operational benchmarks we've maintained across 300+ companies and 2,000+ employees.

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On-time payroll, every cycle, every employee
Compliance penalties or misclassification incidents
Response time from your assigned HRBP
Consolidated invoice per month with full cost visibility

Testimonial

What our customers say

Founders, Leaders and HR heads of fast growing startups across US, Europe, SEA and Oceania trust our services to manage their India teams.

Frank Menes

Founder & CEO at Senem RFP

We came across Wisemonk and met with the CEO and staff to explain our situation, and were very impressed with their customer-focused approach to their business. Wisemonk onboarded all of my employees in one or two days. They paid my employees' salaries on the day after my payment cleared. Needless to say, my employees and I were very satisfied with their service then and remain so over a year later. We are an American company, so I was very happy to see that they have a US bank account where I can make ACH payments to minimize bank charges. All salary payments are timely. They worked directly with my employees to enroll them in the health care program and explain any coverage-related issues. The best part is that we get to work with a dedicated person assigned to our company. I would highly recommend Wisemonk and think of them as our Indian HR department.

Saurabh Sharma

Co-founder & CEO at Onereach, USA

The Wisemonk team played a key role in helping us hire for specialized B2B SaaS marketing skills. We were able to build the team within four months, and hire experienced professionals from Tier 1/major B2B SaaS brands. This includes SEO, digital marketing, business development, product marketing, content marketing, and GTM roles. They are a great partner providing integrated services for EOR and recruitment/hiring and I’d recommend them to any B2B SaaS vendor.

Monika Russell

CFO at Minehub, Canada

We've been using WiseMonk to support our India team for the past six months, and the experience has been excellent. They've handled everything from payroll and statutory compliance to equipment procurement and benefits enrollment — all with a level of responsiveness and professionalism that makes managing a remote India team from Canada feel seamless. Nileena and the team are always quick to reply and proactive about flagging anything we need to know. We'd happily recommend WiseMonk to other companies looking to hire and manage talent in India.

José Enrique Montero Pérez

CEO at EOM-Energy O&M Services, USA

Wisemonk is a key partner for EOM-Energy O&M Services, playing an essential role in supporting our operations. Their seamless payment solutions make transactions not only simple and fast but also reliable. The team’s responsiveness, professionalism, and proactive approach give us complete confidence in every interaction. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration, using Wisemonk both for Employer of Record services and for recruitment support, to help us expand our team in India in the short and medium term.

Gear Fisher

Co-founder at Onform, USA

Process was professional & very smooth. We've worked with Wisemonk to source developers in India and it's worked incredibly well for us. We are very pleased with the talent of the developers and the Wisemonk process was professional and very smooth. We highly recommend using Wisemonk for talent sourcing!

Dan Sampson

Head of Engineering at Cobu, USA

I'm very Happy that I discovered Wisemonk. They have been a pure pleasure to work with, and their attention to detail is impressive. They helped us understand their pricing model, find top-qualified individuals, interview them, and then onboard them. I gave them criteria for the type of people we sought, and they delivered. The individuals they were able to find have been some of the best engineers I have ever worked with. I recommend Wisemonk to anyone who is in need of staffing assistance.

Krishna Ramachandran

Co-founder at Onform, USA

I highly recommend them. Wisemonk helped us tap into the vibrant and top-notch Indian talent market and hire our first couple of founding engineers in record time. We've been able to accelerate our roadmap and deliver terrific value to our customers thanks to Wisemonk's efforts. They are easy to work with and very transparent about the process. I highly recommend them to any company looking for talent located in India.

Questions from Singapore

Will employing through Wisemonk in India create a permanent establishment for our Singapore entity?

No. Wisemonk India Pvt. Ltd. is the legal employer in India, so your Singapore entity has no fixed place of business, no dependent agent, and no construction project there. The four PE tests under article 5 of the 1994 Singapore–India DTAA are not met. Your Singapore corporate-tax position with IRAS is unaffected.

How does payroll, FX, and invoicing actually work from Singapore?

You receive one SGD invoice from Wisemonk per pay cycle, processed by your AP like any other vendor invoice. On our side, we convert to INR at mid-market rate (locked at invoice issue), run Indian payroll, withhold PF, ESI, PT, and TDS, and remit net pay to the employee's Indian bank account on the same day every month. The employee gets a fully compliant Indian payslip in INR.

How is data protection handled when our Indian employee accesses Singapore systems?

India is treated as a third country under the PDPA, but our safeguards meet the "comparable standard of protection" test under section 26 of the PDPA. Your DPO receives the DPA, the TIA template, and a processing-activities register entry within two business days of contract signing.

Can we offer ESOPs or share options to our Indian employees on Wisemonk's payroll?

Yes. Your Singapore entity grants the options directly to the employee under your existing scheme. On the Indian side we handle the FEMA Liberalised Remittance Scheme reporting at exercise, perquisite tax withholding at exercise (treated as salary income), and capital gains paperwork at sale under the 1994 DTAA.

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