Payroll software · Chennai
Payroll software for Chennai teams.
Chennai is automotive India (the 'Detroit of India'), plus a major IT-services hub and the second-largest film industry by revenue. EmployeeSight ships Indian payroll compliance, attendance, and workforce intelligence on one employee record — with Tamil Nadu-specific statutory handling built in.
Compliance for Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu statutory handling, default.
Professional Tax: Tamil Nadu PT: half-yearly slabs, maximum ₹1,250 per half-year. Auto-applied with half-yearly deposit reminders.
Federal-level statutory regimes apply uniformly across India and are built into EmployeeSight by default: EPF (12% + 12% on basic + DA, capped at ₹15,000), ESI (3.25% + 0.75% for salaries ≤ ₹21,000/mo), TDS on salary per IT Act §192, Form 16 issuance by 15 June, gratuity per Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, Bonus Act 1965 entitlement, Factories Act §59 overtime at 2x wages beyond 9 hours/day or 48 hours/week.
State Shops & Establishments Act: Tamil Nadu’s S&E Act registers + record-retention obligations pre-populated from your live payroll data; inspector-ready PDF or CSV export on demand.
Industry fit for Chennai: see our Manufacturing industry guide for Chennai-specific use cases.
Why EmployeeSight
Four ideas. One platform. Chennai-ready.
01 · One employee record — HR + Work data on a single row. Cross-module decisions become possible.
02 · Every workflow connected — attendance flows into payroll; payroll flows into compliance. No spreadsheet bridges.
03 · Full workforce visibility — time, activity, productivity with privacy-first defaults (screenshots off by default, no keystrokes, private hours).
04 · Built for India — PF, ESI, Tamil Nadu PT, TDS, Form 16, Gratuity, Bonus Act, Factories-Act overtime, DPDP Act 2023. Built in, not billed extra.
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Payroll · Chennai
Questions Chennai teams ask first.
What is the professional tax in Tamil Nadu?
Tamil Nadu PT: half-yearly slabs, maximum ₹1,250 per half-year. Auto-applied with half-yearly deposit reminders.
Does EmployeeSight support companies in Chennai?
Yes. EmployeeSight is built for Indian teams and supports companies in Chennai: Tamil Nadu statutory handling — Professional Tax, Shops & Establishments Act registers, and state holiday calendars — is built in, and the platform is hosted in AWS Mumbai (ap-south-1).
What does payroll software cost in Chennai?
Payroll software costs the same in Chennai as everywhere in India: ₹299 per employee per month for EmployeeSight HR (payroll, attendance, compliance), ₹499 for the full platform with workforce intelligence. No implementation fees.
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