TL;DR: India treats many full-time patterns as employment. Convert contractors to EoR when control and permanence look like employment.
Risk signals
- Fixed hours, company tools, exclusive work, manager control.
- Continuous engagement beyond typical project length.
- Role titled contractor but behaves like employee.
Conversion steps
- Align job description and employment contract.
- Move to Varimo EoR with notice to contractor.
- Register PF/ESI and issue India payslips.