TL;DR
Varimo Opportunities is an Employer of Record in India for Singapore companies. Varimo employs your India hires legally, runs payroll in INR, and remits Indian statutory deductions. Your Singapore entity manages work and roadmaps. EoR fees start at $95 per employee per month plus pass-through salary costs. You can hire in India without registering an Indian subsidiary.
When Employer of Record fits Singapore teams
Singapore APAC headquarters often treat India as the next talent layer after Malaysia or Vietnam. EoR works when you need India engineers or analysts quickly, before you set up a full India private limited company. Varimo suits SG firms scaling product, data, or back-office teams with same-day handoffs to India.
Time zones
India is 2.5 hours behind Singapore, same-day handoffs are easy
Why India for Singapore teams
Singapore and India sit in compatible APAC time zones, which makes India a natural extension market for SG HQs.
- Natural extension for APAC HQs already hiring regionally.
- Lower fully loaded cost than Singapore for many technical roles.
- English-first operations and familiar contract patterns.
- Large talent pools in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune for product teams.
Compliance Varimo runs in India
Varimo Opportunities operates as Employer of Record (EoR) from Bengaluru. For teams based in Singapore, 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 Singapore?
- 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.