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The Payroll Bharat Blog

Insights, updates, and best practices for Indian payroll.

Tax & Compliance 8 min
Featured

Understanding New Tax Regime vs Old Tax Regime for FY 2025-26

A complete guide on which tax regime saves more for your employees. Compare deductions, slabs, and monthly TDS impact.

10 Sept 2026Read
Construction & Wages 7 min

Paying a Thekedar From the Muster — Without Paying the Same Day Twice

Most sites pay some labour directly and some through a contractor. That is exactly how a day gets paid twice. Here is the rule that makes it arithmetically impossible.

10 Sept 2026Read
Construction & Wages 9 min

BOCW and CLRA Registers: What a Construction Site Must Actually Keep

Eight registers, state-notified form numbers that differ from state to state, and three separate ledgers the law will not let you merge. A practical guide.

9 Sept 2026Read
Construction & Wages 6 min

Why Monthly Payroll Software Breaks on Daily-Wage Workers

Dihadi labour has no salary structure, no login, no month-end and no fixed rate. Forcing them through an employee payroll engine is where the data goes wrong.

8 Sept 2026Read
Construction & Wages 6 min

Retention on a Labour Bill: Slab, Flat, and the Release Nobody Plans For

Retention is simple until you have work orders with slabs, a bill that crosses a ceiling, and a release six months later. Here is how to get all three right.

7 Sept 2026Read
Product Guide 5 min

How to Set Up Multi-Level Approval Workflows in Payroll Bharat

Step-by-step guide to configure approval chains for leaves, loans, and reimbursements with up to 5 approval levels.

10 Mar 2026Read
AI & Technology 6 min

AI in HR: How Built-In AI Features Can Transform Your HR Operations

How an AI chatbot, smart insights and predictive analytics can give your HR team hours back every week.

5 Mar 2026Read
Tax & Compliance 7 min

PF ECR Filing Made Simple: A Complete Guide for HR Teams

Learn how to generate PF ECR files in EPFO format directly from your payroll data. No manual data entry needed.

28 Feb 2026Read
Product Guide 4 min

Employee Self-Onboarding: Reduce HR Workload by 80%

How invitation-based onboarding lets new joinees fill their own details, upload documents, and get started without HR intervention.

20 Feb 2026Read
HR Best Practices 6 min

Best Practices for Managing the Employee Exit Process

From exit interviews to clearance checklists to F&F settlement — a comprehensive guide to smooth employee offboarding.

15 Feb 2026Read