TL;DR
Varimo Opportunities is an Employer of Record in India for German companies. Varimo is the legal employer in India, runs payroll in INR, and remits PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS. Your German headquarters keeps EU governance and customer contracts. EoR pricing starts at $95 per employee per month plus pass-through costs. You do not need an Indian subsidiary to hire India engineers or analysts.
When Employer of Record fits Germany teams
German automotive, industrial software, and engineering firms use India for embedded systems, QA, and platform teams. Employer of Record fits when Works Council and HQ policies stay in Germany while delivery scales in Bengaluru or Pune. Varimo is appropriate for early India headcount before a GmbH-style India entity or GCC is economical.
Time zones
India is 3.5 hours ahead of Central Europe, schedule overlap windows
Why India for Germany teams
Germany-led EU companies treat India as a long-term engineering partner, not a low-cost call centre only.
- Engineering and automotive software talent pools.
- EU HQs use India GCCs for scale while keeping governance at HQ.
- Planned overlap windows for stand-ups between CET and IST.
- English-first delivery for global product and R&D programmes.
- Established GCC relationships for German multinationals.
Compliance Varimo runs in India
Varimo Opportunities operates as Employer of Record (EoR) from Bengaluru. For teams based in Germany, we employ in India without you registering a local company. You direct the work; we own statutory employer obligations below. Published EoR pricing starts at $95 per employee per month before pass-through salary and statutory costs.
- India employment contract with Varimo as the legal employer.
- Monthly payroll and payslips in INR.
- Employee Provident Fund (PF) and Employee State Insurance (ESI) where applicable.
- Professional tax remitted by state rules.
- Tax deducted at source (TDS) on salary.
- One client invoice in USD with clear INR pass-through lines.
How Varimo EoR works
Scope → employ → pay → scale
- 1
Scope the role and budget
- Share job level, city, and target cash/CTC band.
- We advise on compliant structure and employer cost.
- 2
Sign and onboard
- Master service agreement.
- Candidate KYC.
- India employment contract.
- Statutory registrations under Varimo.
- 3
Run payroll and compliance
- Monthly payrun with PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS.
- One invoice in USD with clear INR pass-through.
- 4
Scale or transition
- Add hires on EoR.
- Plan a subsidiary when India headcount justifies a permanent establishment strategy.
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FAQ
- Do we need an Indian entity to hire from Germany?
- No. With an Employer of Record, Varimo is the legal employer in India. You retain day-to-day management of the work, product priorities, and performance reviews.
- How do we pay Varimo?
- Most global clients pay in USD via wire. Payroll is executed in INR with statutory remittances locally. Invoices show employer cost, EoR fee, and pass-through salary lines.
- What about permanent establishment (PE) risk?
- EoR reduces certain PE triggers but does not replace tax advice. We recommend counsel review if the India team sells into India, holds local bank accounts, or signs customer contracts in India.
- How is India CTC structured on payroll?
- India offers use cost-to-company (CTC) bands. Varimo maps base, allowances, and employer statutory contributions into a compliant structure before the offer letter is signed.
- Can our German HQ keep IP and customer contracts in the EU?
- Yes. Your Germany entity typically holds IP and customer agreements. Varimo employs in India under local law while your HQ retains product ownership and client relationships, subject to your counsel’s employment and IP structure.