TL;DR
Varimo Opportunities is an Employer of Record in India for UK companies. Varimo is the legal employer in India, runs payroll in INR, and files PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS. Your UK headquarters keeps governance and client contracts at home. EoR pricing starts at $95 per employee per month plus pass-through costs. No Indian subsidiary is required for your first India hires.
When Employer of Record fits the United Kingdom teams
UK fintech, professional services, and product companies use India global capability centres (GCCs) for scale. Employer of Record is the fast path when you need named engineers or operators in India before your GCC entity is ready, or when headcount is too small for a standalone India company. Varimo fits UK teams that want Bengaluru-grade talent with London-friendly overlap.
Time zones
About 4–5 hours overlap on UK business days
Why India for the United Kingdom teams
For UK HQs, India combines timezone overlap with decades of GCC experience in banking, insurance, and software delivery.
- Strong fintech, engineering, and shared-services talent pools.
- Closer time zone than US West Coast for London and Manchester HQs.
- Post-Brexit teams still centralise India GCC hiring with UK governance.
- Mature vendor and employment patterns for UK multinationals.
Compliance Varimo runs in India
Varimo Opportunities operates as Employer of Record (EoR) from Bengaluru. For teams based in the United Kingdom, 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 the United Kingdom?
- 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.