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Labour law and payroll blog for India

True HR publishes a labour law and payroll blog for India in two streams: one for employers who sign the statutory filings, one for employees who receive the payslip. Every article opens with a direct answer, cites the exact section of law, and is reviewed by empanelled labour law lawyers before it goes live.

For employers, that means PF (Provident Fund), ESI (Employee State Insurance), PT (Professional Tax), LWF (Labour Welfare Fund) and TDS (Tax Deducted at Source), explained by the people who file them every month. For employees, it means your payslip, your taxes and your rights, in plain Indian English.

We publish at least 4 new articles a month, alternating between the two streams.

One blog, two streams

The same payroll, read from both sides of the payslip. Pick the side you are on.

  • For employers

    Labour Law Explained

    For the people who sign the statutory filings. The drawing shows the Acts and registers an employer answers to, and a return filed against them.

    3 articles in this stream

  • For employees

    Employee Corner

    For the people who receive the payslip. The drawing shows a payslip with its net pay line, and the pay that reaches the bank.

    3 articles in this stream

Latest article

Employee CornerFor employees

Old regime or new regime: how to choose in 5 minutes

Old regime vs new regime in 5 minutes: a two-question shortcut, breakeven deduction table by salary, and the switching rules for FY 2026-27.

9 min readUpdated

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Linked calculatorIncome tax calculator

The short answer

Answer two questions: how much do you actually claim in deductions (HRA exemption, 80C, 80D, home loan interest), and what is your salary? If your salary is ₹12,75,000 or less, the new regime is tax-free after the rebate under section 156 (earlier 87A), so it cannot be beaten. Above that, the old regime wins only when deductions are large.

Every article opens with a direct answer like this one, then shows the working.

For employers

Labour Law Explained

PF, ESI, PT, LWF, gratuity, bonus and the new labour codes, explained for the people who sign the filings.

Browse all Labour Law Explained articles
For employees

Employee Corner

Your payslip, your taxes, your rights: plain answers to the money questions every employee has.

Browse all Employee Corner articles

Two working templates, free on request

We maintain a statutory compliance calendar (every filing due date for the year, state by state) and a salary structure template (the same structure we use to set up client payrolls). Both are available on request: ask us on the contact page and we will email them to you.

The True HR editorial team

Curious who writes and checks all this? Meet the True HR editorial team and read the editorial policy.

Every article on this blog:

  • Opens with a direct answer
  • Cites the exact section of law
  • Is reviewed by empanelled labour law lawyers before it goes live

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