How to Recruit Engineers with a 25,000 Salary While Following Factory Norms?

This is Sridhar Rajan. I have been working as an HR at an engineering firm. My boss has tasked me with recruiting experienced engineers with a gross salary of 25,000. How should I structure this according to factory norms?

Thank you,
Sridhar Rajan

Dear Sridharrajan,

Please find the details in the breakup below; I hope it will be helpful to you.

1. BASIC - 10,025
2. SPECIAL ALLOWANCE - 5,862
3. HRA - 5,013
4. CONVEYANCE - 1,600
5. MEDICAL ALLOWANCE - 1,250
6. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE - 1,250

GROSS SALARY - 25,000

Thank you.

Dear colleague,

The salary/wages are not governed by the Factories Act. As an HR professional, you should have known this. The break up of salary is based on the company's policy and differs from company to company. However, when breaking it into the various components, one has to consider prevailing income tax exemptions/rebate so that the employee gets a good take-home salary.

Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR Consultant