# Connect by Vinpro

> India Employer of Record (EOR), HRMS, payroll, staffing, and workspace — hire, pay, and stay compliant in India in days, without setting up a local entity.

Connect by Vinpro (operated by Vinpro Global Services Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India) is an India-focused workforce platform. We act as the legal Employer of Record so companies can hire full-time employees in India without registering a local entity, with statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) handled. Beyond EOR we provide HRMS & payroll, staffing, and managed office/coworking workspace — all coordinated on a single monthly invoice. Hiring and operations are in India; clients are worldwide, notably the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and the EU. Connect also runs a separate HRMS & Payroll product for companies with their own Bahrain CR (Kingdom of Bahrain) — GOSI/SIO, WPS and EOSB compliance, billed in BHD.

## Solutions
- [Employer of Record (EOR)](https://vinproconnect.com/eor): Hire in India without an entity — we become the legal employer; onboard, pay, and stay compliant in around 5 days.
- [HRMS & Payroll](https://vinproconnect.com/hrms-payroll): The full employee lifecycle plus Indian statutory payroll (PF, ESI, PT, TDS) on one platform.
- [Staffing](https://vinproconnect.com/staffing): Source and place vetted India talent, fast.
- [Workspace](https://vinproconnect.com/workspace): Coworking seats, managed team space, and dedicated offices / GCC for your India team — no lease or entity required, billed with payroll.
- [Compliance](https://vinproconnect.com/compliance): Indian labour-law and statutory compliance handled end to end.

## EOR by country
- [EOR for US companies](https://vinproconnect.com/eor-for-us)
- [EOR for UK companies](https://vinproconnect.com/eor-for-uk)
- [EOR for Canada](https://vinproconnect.com/eor-for-canada)
- [EOR for Australia](https://vinproconnect.com/eor-for-australia)
- [EOR for the EU](https://vinproconnect.com/eor-for-eu)

## HRMS & Payroll by country
- [HRMS & Payroll for Bahrain](https://vinproconnect.com/hrms-payroll-bahrain): Bahrain-native HRMS and payroll for companies with their own Bahrain CR — attendance, leave, payroll runs, GOSI/SIO contributions, WPS wage-protection bank files, EOSB (end-of-service benefit) accrual, and LMRA work-permit/CPR expiry tracking, on one platform. This is a separate product from EOR — it's software for a company that already has its own Bahrain entity, not a service where Vinpro becomes the legal employer.

## Resources & tools
- [Employer of Record (EOR) in India — The Complete Guide](https://vinproconnect.com/resources/employer-of-record-india): Definitive guide to EOR in India — EOR vs entity vs contractor, PF/ESI/PT/TDS/gratuity obligations, costs, onboarding timelines and how to choose a provider.
- [EOR Cost Calculator](https://vinproconnect.com/resources/eor-cost-calculator): Estimate the all-in cost of hiring an employee in India.
- [Salary Calculator](https://vinproconnect.com/resources/salary-calculator): India gross-to-net take-home, with PF, ESI, PT & TDS.
- [How to Hire an Employee in India](https://vinproconnect.com/resources/hiring-in-india): The hiring process step by step — offer and CTC structuring, the employment agreement, KYC, statutory registration and onboarding.
- [The India Employer Handbook](https://vinproconnect.com/resources/india-employer-handbook): Running an existing India team — employment law, compliance calendar, monthly payroll, offboarding and total cost of employment.
- [Compare](https://vinproconnect.com/compare): How Connect by Vinpro compares to other EOR options.

## India statutory deep-dives
- [Bonus Calculation Is Now the Higher of ₹7,000 or Minimum Wages](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/bonus-calculation-higher-of-7000-or-minimum-wages): A Ministry of Labour & Employment notification (25 August 2026, retrospective to 21 November 2025) replaces the flat ₹7,000 statutory bonus ceiling with whichever is higher — ₹7,000 or the state's notified minimum wage — under Section 26 of the Code on Wages, 2019.
- [Gratuity in India Is a Liability, Not a Payout](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/india-gratuity-liability): Why gratuity accrues from day one under the Payment of Gratuity Act, the 15/26 formula, actuarial valuation under AS 15 / Ind AS 19, and pro-rata gratuity for fixed-term employees.
- [194C or 194J? Getting Contractor TDS Right in India](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/contractor-tds-194c-194j): Classifying contractor and consultant payments under the correct Indian TDS section, Form 26Q vs Form 24Q, and misclassification risk.
- [Professional Tax: Different in Every State](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/professional-tax-by-state-india): Why Professional Tax is levied per state, which states do and don't levy it, and how distributed India teams create multi-state obligations.
- [India Payroll Compliance](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/india-payroll-compliance-guide): PF, ESI, TDS and Form 16 — filings, deadlines and forms.
- [The Real Cost of Employing Someone in India](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/true-cost-of-employing-in-india): EPF, ESI, PT and gratuity on top of gross salary.
- [EOR vs Setting Up a Subsidiary in India](https://vinproconnect.com/blog/eor-vs-subsidiary-in-india): Cost, timeline and control trade-offs between the two routes.

## Pricing
Two separate products with separate price lists — see [pricing](https://vinproconnect.com/pricing) for both side by side.

**Employer of Record (for companies WITHOUT an Indian entity — priced as a service, in USD):**
- Starter — $299 / employee / month: India employment & onboarding, monthly payroll, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS), client portal.
- Growth — $499 / employee / month: everything in Starter plus dedicated account manager, priority onboarding, and coworking workspace access.
- Enterprise — custom: dedicated India entity / subsidiary setup and custom compliance.
- The management fee is separate from the employee's cost of employment (gross salary + employer contributions), which is billed at cost.

**HRMS & Payroll (for companies that ALREADY HAVE an Indian entity — priced as software, in INR):**
- Starter — ₹124 / employee / month (₹103 billed annually): employee records, attendance with GPS check-in, leave, payroll runs, payslips, PF/ESI/PT, e-sign documents, self-service portal.
- Premium — ₹174 / employee / month (₹145 billed annually): everything in Starter plus recruitment & offer letters, reimbursements, advanced payroll (F&F, arrears, bank advice), full statutory reports (EPF ECR, Form 24Q, Form 16), employee tax centre, shifts & overtime.
- Custom — for larger deployments.
- Includes a 14-day free trial, self-serve, no card required.

IMPORTANT DISTINCTION: an Indian company that already employs staff through its own entity needs HRMS & Payroll (₹124–₹174/employee/month), NOT the EOR fee. The USD EOR price is a service fee for legally employing people on a client's behalf and is not comparable to per-seat HRMS software pricing.

**HRMS & Payroll for Bahrain (for companies with their own Bahrain CR — priced as software, in BHD; a separate product from the India platform above):**
- Essential HR — BHD 1.90 / employee / month: core HR, employee records, leave & attendance, documents, employee self-service, basic reports, policies.
- Professional — BHD 2.75 / employee / month: everything in Essential HR plus payroll & payslips, reimbursements, payroll approvals, payroll analytics, compliance reports.
- Premium HR 360 — BHD 4.00 / employee / month: everything in Professional plus performance & appraisals, recruitment/ATS, geo & field tracking, advanced analytics, API & integrations.
- Includes a 7-day free trial, self-serve, no card required. Sign-in and signup are on Connect's separate Bahrain instance at bh.vinproglobal.com, not hrms.vinproconnect.com.

## Company
- [About](https://vinproconnect.com/about): Who we are. Parent company: Vinpro Global Services Pvt Ltd (https://www.vinproglobal.com).
- [Contact](https://vinproconnect.com/contact): Talk to the India team — phone +91 98848 82693, email info@vinproconnect.com.
- [Partner Programs](https://vinproconnect.com/partners)