India EOR for the UK

Your India team on our payroll, outside IR35 by design

You have selected the talent in Bengaluru. Wisemonk becomes the legal employer in India. Salaried employment, not contracting. HMRC has nothing to review, your DPO has the SCC pack, your finance team gets one GBP invoice.

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United Kingdom

India

FX BRIDGE 1 GBP ≈ ₹128.85

Time-zone overlap 4-5 hrs daily

HMRC PAYE-equivalent reporting
ICO GDPR data-transfer compliance
DTAA (UK-India) 1993 treaty, no double tax

300+ Global companies running their India payroll with Wisemonk

68% 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

An EOR built for United Kingdom balance sheets & data flows

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

Fully compliant

Your team member is a salaried employee of Wisemonk in India, never a contractor in scope of IR35. HMRC has no claim, your accountant has no review headache, the question never reaches your audit.

Global-grade service levels

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

GBP in, INR payslip out

Invoice in pounds from your existing Xero or NetSuite. We handle the FX, statutory PF and ESI, and the 1993 DTAA paperwork that keeps HMRC quiet. Net pay lands in your team member's Indian bank account on the same day, every month.

The honest comparison

Set up an Indian entity vs. Wisemonk EOR.

The honest comparison if you have a person to put on payroll today and you are choosing between standing up an Indian subsidiary or using an EOR. Numbers benchmarked from 24 months of Wisemonk onboardings.

	Set up your own Indian subsidiary	Wisemonk EOR
Time to first employee on payroll	5–7 months	7 days
Setup cost	$18,000 – $45,000	$0
Ongoing compliance & filings	Your CA team, monthly	Filed for you, included
PF, ESI, PT, TDS registrations	You apply, you maintain	Pre-registered, maintained
Termination & severance liability	Your legal exposure	Handled under Indian ID Act
Permanent establishment risk	Annual review with counsel	None

Run your numbers

See the exact savings for your United Kingdom 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.

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Questions from United Kingdom

Are employees on Wisemonk's payroll inside IR35?

No. IR35 only applies to UK-resident contractors operating through an intermediary. Your India team are salaried employees of Wisemonk in India. They are paid through Indian payroll and pay Indian income tax. HMRC has no jurisdiction. Your tax review is two lines on a spreadsheet.

What about UK GDPR when data flows to India?

We provide a signed DPA with UK Standard Contractual Clauses, and India is covered under the 2022 IDTA addendum. We also give you a Transfer Impact Assessment template that 90% of UK companies pass without changes. ICO has not flagged a single Wisemonk client.

Can our team in India travel to the UK for offsites?

Yes. We help draft the invitation letter, employment confirmation, and salary slips needed for a Standard Visitor visa. For longer assignments we coordinate with your immigration counsel on Skilled Worker or Senior or Specialist Worker routes.

How do bank holidays and leave work?

By default Indian employees follow the Indian holiday calendar. Most UK clients add 2-3 UK bank holidays as floating leave so the team feels in sync. We code this into the Wisemonk payroll calendar at onboarding.

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