# Paalan > Paalan is a labour law, payroll and contract-labour compliance firm for employers in India. It is a brand of IMC Group (Intuit Management Consultancy), a professional services firm serving clients since 1979 with offices in Chennai, Dubai and Singapore, and a Member Firm of Andersen Global. Paalan covers every Indian state and Union Territory; every deliverable is reviewed and signed off by a named professional. Pricing is not published; each engagement is quoted on request. Key facts: - Head office: 3rd Floor, 6/1, Pycrofts Garden Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600006, India - Other offices: NBQ Building, Office 303, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Bur Dubai, UAE (P.O. Box 115887); 143 Cecil Street, #25-04B GB Building, Singapore 069542 - Phone: +91 98407 08181 | WhatsApp: +91 91507 40020 | Email: hello@paalan.ai - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paalan-ai/ - Coverage: all 36 Indian states and Union Territories; 30+ central and state labour laws, including the four Labour Codes (in force since 21 November 2025) - Paalan is not a law firm; matters needing a legal opinion are referred to panel counsel. ## Services - [Labour Law Compliance](https://paalan.ai/services/labour-law-compliance): Labour law compliance means meeting every obligation that central and state labour laws place on an employer, registrations and licences, wage and working-hour rules, statutory registers, periodic returns, notices and displays, and social security contributions. In India this now spans the four Labour Codes plus state laws such as Shops & Establishments, Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund. - [Shops & Establishment Compliance](https://paalan.ai/services/shops-establishment-compliance): Registration, renewals, registers, returns and displays under each state's Shops & Establishments Act. - [Factory Compliance](https://paalan.ai/services/factory-compliance): Factories Act and OSH Code compliance, licences, plan approvals, safety, registers and returns. - [Payroll Compliance](https://paalan.ai/services/payroll-compliance): Payroll compliance means correctly deducting, depositing and reporting every statutory contribution linked to salaries, Provident Fund (PF), Employees' State Insurance (ESI), Professional Tax (PT) and Labour Welfare Fund (LWF), on time, for every employee and every state, while applying the right wage base, thresholds and rates. - [Provident Fund (PF)](https://paalan.ai/services/pf-compliance): EPF registration, monthly ECR filing, UAN and KYC management, claims and inquiry support. - [Employees' State Insurance (ESI)](https://paalan.ai/services/esi-compliance): ESI registration, monthly contributions, employee registration, returns and benefit support. - [Professional Tax (PT)](https://paalan.ai/services/professional-tax-compliance): State-wise PT registration, deduction, remittance and returns in every state that levies it. - [Labour Welfare Fund (LWF)](https://paalan.ai/services/lwf-compliance): State-wise LWF contributions and returns with the right periodicity and due dates. - [CLRA Compliance](https://paalan.ai/services/clra-compliance): CLRA compliance means meeting the contract labour obligations, originally under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and now under the OSH Code, 2020. The principal employer registers the establishment, contractors hold licences, both maintain registers and file returns, and the principal employer ensures contract workers receive wages and statutory benefits. - [Vendor Audit](https://paalan.ai/services/vendor-audit): A vendor compliance audit is an independent check of whether your contractors and service vendors meet their labour-law obligations, minimum wages, timely wage payment, PF and ESI coverage and deposits, valid licences and statutory records. Because the principal employer is liable for contractor defaults, regular vendor audits are a key risk control. - [Compliance Helpdesk for Employees](https://paalan.ai/services/compliance-helpdesk): An employee compliance helpdesk is a dedicated support desk that answers employees' statutory-benefit questions, PF balance and UAN, KYC corrections, withdrawals and transfers, ESI cards and eligibility, gratuity and nominations, and assists with claims, so HR teams are not overloaded and employees get accurate answers in their own language. - [New Labour Code Transition](https://paalan.ai/services/labour-code-transition): The Labour Code transition is the process of moving an employer's wages, policies, registrations, records and returns from the 29 repealed central labour laws to the four Labour Codes, which took effect on 21 November 2025. It includes aligning salaries to the new definition of wages, updating HR policies and letters, and migrating to Code-based filings as states notify their rules. - [HR Policy Modification](https://paalan.ai/services/hr-policy-modification): HR policies, standing orders and appointment letters rewritten to comply with the Labour Codes. - [Salary Restructuring](https://paalan.ai/services/salary-restructuring): Wage structures aligned to the new definition of wages, with PF, gratuity and bonus impact modelled. - [Activities on Demand](https://paalan.ai/services/activities-on-demand): On-demand compliance activities are one-time, clearly scoped labour-law assignments, such as a new registration or renewal, an amendment, a notice reply, a compliance audit or a POSH training session, engaged without a long-term retainer, at a fixed fee agreed in writing before work starts. - [Registration / Renewal](https://paalan.ai/services/registration-renewal): New statutory registrations and licences, and renewals tracked and filed on time. - [Amendment](https://paalan.ai/services/amendments): Changes to existing registrations and licences, address, headcount, management, nature of business. - [Notice Handling](https://paalan.ai/services/notice-handling): Replies and representation for labour law notices, inspection reports and inquiries. - [Audit & Advisory](https://paalan.ai/services/audit-advisory): Compliance audits, gap assessments, due diligence and practical labour law advisory. - [POSH Training for Employees](https://paalan.ai/services/posh-training): POSH awareness training for employees and capacity building for Internal Committee members. ## E-Library (statutory reference) - [Minimum Wage Slabs](https://paalan.ai/minimum-wages): State-wise minimum wage rates by skill category, including VDA revisions. - [Professional Tax](https://paalan.ai/professional-tax): State-wise Professional Tax applicability, periodicity and due dates. - [Labour Welfare Fund](https://paalan.ai/labour-welfare-fund): State-wise LWF contribution rates, periodicity and due dates. - [Holiday List](https://paalan.ai/holiday-list): National holidays and state-wise festival holidays for the year. ## Articles - [Labour Codes in 2026: where things stand and what employers should do now](https://paalan.ai/blog/labour-codes-2026-employer-checklist): The four Labour Codes are in force, central rules are notified and states are finalising theirs. Here is a practical checklist for employers. - [EPF wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000: what it means for employers](https://paalan.ai/blog/epf-wage-ceiling-25000): From 17 September 2026 the EPF wage ceiling has moved from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000. Here is what changes in coverage, contributions and payroll. - [Principal employer liability: why your contractors' compliance is your problem](https://paalan.ai/blog/principal-employer-liability): If a contractor fails to pay wages, PF or ESI, the principal employer can be made to pay. Here is how to manage that risk. ## Company - [About Paalan](https://paalan.ai/about/): Group profile, history since 1979, expertise, approach and key strengths. - [Contact](https://paalan.ai/contact/): Offices in Chennai, Dubai and Singapore; phone, WhatsApp, email and enquiry form. - [Case studies](https://paalan.ai/case-studies/): Downloadable case studies on labour law, vendor and Labour Code compliance. - [Media & press releases](https://paalan.ai/press/): Announcements from Paalan and IMC Group. ## Optional - [Full content for AI assistants](https://paalan.ai/llms-full.txt): Service definitions, key facts, due dates and FAQs in plain text.