HR audit in Rajkot

For a single-location company of up to 200 employees, a statutory and documentation audit generally costs ₹50,000 to ₹1.5 lakh. Multi-state operations, factory establishments and contract labour reviews increase both scope and fee. Remediation work is usually quoted separately.

Fieldwork of one to three weeks is typical, covering document review, sample payroll testing and interviews, followed by a week or two of reporting. Larger organisations with multiple plants may need four to eight weeks. Timely access to records is the biggest variable.

Frequent issues include PF wages calculated on basic pay alone contrary to the Supreme Court’s 2019 ruling, missing POSH committees and annual reports, unsigned or outdated appointment letters, unpaid statutory bonus, gratuity not provisioned, and contract labour engaged without a valid licence.

CNC operators and programmers, certified welders, tool and die makers and quality inspectors are in short supply relative to demand from the engineering clusters. Staffing partners source from ITIs across Saurashtra and from other states, and many units run apprenticeship programmes to build supply.

Payroll outsourcing for 20 to 200 employees typically costs ₹2,500 to ₹15,000 per month, and PF and ESIC consulting ₹1,500 to ₹8,000 monthly. First-time registrations, factory licence applications and record regularisation are usually quoted as one-off fees.

PF becomes mandatory at 20 employees including contract workers, and ESIC at 10 employees for staff earning up to ₹21,000 a month, as ESIC is implemented across Rajkot district. A factory using power with 10 or more workers also needs a licence under the Factories Act.