August 31, 2026
India Contractor to Employee: The Take-Home Gross-Up
Converting an India contractor to an employee usually cuts their take-home. Here's the gross-up that restores it — and what to say when you make the offer.
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July 19, 2026
SynkPay vs Wisemonk: What the $349 vs $99 Difference Buys You
Wisemonk publishes $99–$399 per employee/month; SynkPay is $349 flat. Here's what the difference buys — and where Wisemonk is the better call.
July 17, 2026
Hiring Senior Engineers in India: Why a Flat EOR Fee Wins
Hiring a senior engineer in India? A flat EOR fee beats salary-banded pricing — $349/month is about 4% of a USD 100k hire. The per-salary math, laid out.
July 15, 2026
Hiring Engineers Across India's Tech Cities: An EOR Guide
A city-by-city guide to hiring engineers in India — Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Chennai — and how to employ them via EOR in any of them.
July 13, 2026
India Notice Periods & Termination: A Foreign Employer's Guide
How notice periods and termination work in India for foreign employers — notice rules, final settlement, gratuity on exit, and compliant offboarding.
July 11, 2026
IP Protection When Hiring Developers in India: What to Get Right
How to make sure your company owns the code your India developers write — the IP assignment, confidentiality and trade-secret clauses that actually hold up.
July 9, 2026
What Is Gratuity in India and When Do You Have to Pay It?
What gratuity is, when it becomes payable (after 5 years of service), how it's calculated, and what foreign employers actually owe — explained simply.
July 7, 2026
How to Pay a Developer in India Legally (From the US, UK or Australia)
The compliant ways to pay a developer in India from abroad — contractor, EOR or your own entity — and the tax, FX and risk trade-offs of each.
July 5, 2026
Is an EOR Worth It for Low-Salary India Hires?
When the EOR fee is a big chunk of a low India salary, is it still worth it? The honest math on EOR vs contractor vs entity for junior and low-cost hires.
July 3, 2026
RPO Services in India: How Recruitment Process Outsourcing Works
What RPO actually covers in India, when it beats in-house or contingency hiring, and how it pairs with EOR to find and employ your India team end to end.