Expanding Our Ed-Tech Start-Up in Bangalore: What Legal Steps Should We Take Before Hiring 40 Employees?

Hello, we are an Ed-Tech start-up in Bangalore and are now expanding. What are all the statutory things, licenses, and any other requirements we must obtain? We are planning to hire 40 full-time employees before July 15th.

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Factors to Consider While Hiring and Paying Compensation

There are many factors to be considered while hiring and paying compensation. If you have already started paying, you have probably taken care of such aspects. If not, please consider critical compliances like Shops Registration, Professional Tax compliance, Labour Welfare Fund, EPF, etc.

There are plenty of organizations that help startups and other organizations stay compliant. If you have internal experts, here is one wiki page for ready reference: https://qr.ae/pGoSYd

Required Registrations and Licenses for Start-Ups

You need the following:

- Shop & establishment license
- PF Registration
- ESIC registration
- GST Registration
- Notification under Gratuity Act for starting the office
- Profession Tax Registration
- Labour Welfare Fund Registration

There may be other requirements under the local state laws or specifically for your industry.