Shah Consultancy

Shah Consultancy is a labour-law compliance practice located opposite Odhav Gurudwara in the Odhav GIDC industrial belt of eastern Ahmedabad, led by principal consultant Dhaval Shah, who the firm says has more than thirty years in Indian labour law. Its work is statutory compliance for employers: Provident Fund and ESIC registration and ongoing filings, Factories Act licensing and returns, Contract Labour Act registration and licences, Labour Welfare Fund, Minimum Wages, Payment of Bonus, Gratuity and Professional Tax compliance, plus monthly payroll processing. The firm also reviews clients’ HR and payroll processes to close compliance gaps before an inspection finds them, and assists in settling gratuity and other statutory-payment disputes. Rather than a standard package, it says it designs a compliance framework around each client’s operation after learning the details of the business. The website carries free calculators for PF, gratuity and payroll and a library of explainers on the new Labour Codes, BOCW rules, POSH and ESIC, aimed mainly at factory owners and contractors in Gujarat.