India EOR for Switzerland

Hire, Pay, & Manage Employees in India from Switzerland

Wisemonk becomes your legal employer in India. Our EOR service handles compliant employment contracts, secure cross-border data handling, and timely INR payroll for talent you hire from Switzerland.


Switzerland flag Switzerland
India flag India

Time-zone overlap 5-6 hrs daily
  • ESTV Swiss federal tax administration
  • FDPIC Federal data protection commissioner
  • DTAA (CH-India) 1994 treaty
300+ Global companies running their India payroll with Wisemonk
73% Avg. saving vs. own entity (fully-loaded cost)
~7 days From signed contract to first INR payslip
100% DTAA-compliant payroll, every payslip

Trusted by 300+ Global Companies

Built for your jurisdiction

India EOR built for Switzerland balance sheets & data flows

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

No permanent establishment risk

Your team member is employed by Wisemonk in India, which significantly reduces the risk of your Canadian entity being treated as having a permanent establishment in India.

Global-grade service levels

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

CHF in, INR payslip out

Invoice in Swiss francs 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.

FeatureWisemonkDeel / Remote / Rippling / G-P
India specialist?Yes. India-only, with our own legal entityNo. 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 IndiaVaries. Some operate through local partners
Setup time2 to 7 days3 to 7 days, platform-first onboarding
Local HR supportAssigned India HRBP for your teamPlatform-based support with limited local presence
InsuranceCustomisable at the individual level. Plans tailored to each employee's needsStandardised group plans with limited flexibility
Equipment procurementIncluded, sourced locally. Cost-effective because we know India's vendor landscapeAvailable as a paid add-on, often at higher mark-ups
Best forCompanies focused on hiring in IndiaCompanies hiring across 10+ countries simultaneously
Run your numbers

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

Plug in headcount, salaries, and timeline. Get a side-by-side cost model with our entity setup vs. Wisemonk EOR calculator.

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.

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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 Switzerland

What is an Employer of Record, and why would a Swiss company use one to employ talent in India?
An Employer of Record (EOR) is the legal employer of someone who works for your business. You identify, interview, and select the person; the EOR signs the Indian employment contract under their entity, runs INR payroll, withholds statutory deductions (PF, ESI, PT, TDS), and carries the local employment liabilities. For a Swiss AG or GmbH, this means you can put an Indian engineer, designer, or operator on a fully compliant payroll in 7 days — without setting up an Indian Pvt. Ltd., without an Indian bank account, and without exposing your Swiss entity to Indian permanent-establishment risk.
Will employing someone in India through an EOR create a permanent establishment for our Swiss entity?
No. Wisemonk India Pvt. Ltd. is the legal employer; your Swiss AG has no fixed place of business in India, no dependent agent, and no construction or installation project there. The four PE tests under article 5 of the 1994 Switzerland–India Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement are not met, so your Swiss corporate-tax position and your cantonal regime (Zug, Schwyz, or otherwise) are unaffected. We provide an annual confirmation letter you can keep with your statutory accounts for the ESTV file.
How does payroll, FX, and invoicing actually work?
You receive one CHF invoice from Wisemonk per pay cycle. Your AP processes it 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; you book one line in your Swiss accounts in CHF. Your finance team never touches Indian payroll mechanics.
What happens to data protection when our Swiss employee accesses our systems from India?
We sign EU Standard Contractual Clauses (decision 2021/914) with you at onboarding, and the revised Swiss FADP (in force since September 2023) recognises the EU SCCs as a valid transfer mechanism for third-country transfers. India is treated as a third country, but the safeguards meet FADP and GDPR Article 46 requirements.+

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