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Human Resource Audit - Find Payroll & Compliance Gaps Before They Cost You

From ₹9,999 + GSTEssentialSee fees

An HR audit is a systematic review of your organisation's HR policies, payroll compliance (PF, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages), employment contracts, and statutory registers - the paperwork most businesses only look at closely when an inspector or a departing employee's lawyer asks for it. We review what you actually have against what the law requires, flag gaps by risk level, and give you a clear remediation plan. Useful whether you're preparing for a funding round's HR due diligence, tightening up after rapid hiring, or simply have never had anyone check this systematically.

Payroll Compliance
PF/ESIC/Gratuity
Typical Turnaround
10-15 days
Govt. Fee
₹0
Starting Price
₹9,999 + GST
  • Payroll Compliance — PF, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages reviewed
  • Contract Review — employment agreements checked for gaps
  • Register Audit — statutory registers checked for maintenance gaps
  • Risk-Ranked Findings — prioritised remediation plan, not a jargon report

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Key facts

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Scope
Policies, payroll, contracts, registers
Four core areas reviewed in every engagement
Payroll checks
PF, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages
Against applicable central and state rules
Who conducts it
HR compliance professionals
Working alongside our payroll and legal team
Typical turnaround
10-15 business days
Depends on headcount and document readiness
Government fee
None
This is a professional advisory service, not a filing
Starting price
₹9,999
Scales with headcount and number of locations
Deliverable
Risk-ranked audit report
Findings, risk level, and a remediation plan

What is an HR audit?

An HR audit is a structured review of an organisation's human resources function against what applicable law and good practice actually require - not just a check of whether policies exist on paper, but whether they are being followed in practice. It typically spans four areas: HR policies (leave, POSH, code of conduct), payroll compliance (Provident Fund, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages, professional tax where applicable), employment contracts and offer letters, and the statutory registers that labour law requires employers to maintain.

For most small and mid-sized businesses in India, HR compliance accumulates gaps quietly over time - a register that stopped being updated after the person who maintained it left, an employment contract template that was never updated after a policy change, or a PF/ESIC contribution that was calculated incorrectly for a few months and never caught. None of these show up until an inspection, an employee dispute, or a funding round's due diligence surfaces them - by which point they're more expensive to fix.

An HR audit is not a certification and does not itself confer any compliance status - it is a diagnostic. The value is in identifying gaps early, ranking them by risk (a missing register is different from a wrongly calculated statutory contribution), and giving you a concrete plan to close them, ideally before an inspector, auditor, or investor asks.

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Human Resource Audit - Find Payroll & Compliance Gaps Before They Cost You

Review your HR policies, payroll compliance (PF/ESIC/gratuity/minimum wages), employment contracts, and statutory registers for gaps before they become penalties. From ₹9,999.

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Eligibility

Who should get an HR audit?

HR audits are relevant well before a business reaches the size where it has a dedicated compliance team.

  • Businesses that have grown headcount quickly and never had HR policies or payroll compliance reviewed systematically
  • Companies preparing for a funding round, acquisition, or sale, where HR due diligence is a standard part of the process
  • Businesses that have crossed employee-count thresholds that trigger PF, ESIC, gratuity, or other statutory applicability for the first time
  • Organisations that have had a recent labour inspection, employee complaint, or dispute and want to proactively close gaps
  • Companies with employees across multiple states, where payroll compliance rules (minimum wages, professional tax, shops & establishment) vary by location
  • Businesses that rely on contract or gig workers and are unsure whether their classification and documentation is defensible
  • Any employer that has never had its statutory registers (attendance, wages, overtime, and similar) checked against what's actually required to be maintained

Documents

What do we review during an HR audit?

5 required · 3 if applicable

Common to every entity

  • Current HR policy documents (leave, POSH, code of conduct, etc.)Required
  • Employee master data (headcount, locations, designations, salary structure)Required
  • Payroll registers and salary slips for a sample periodRequired
  • PF and ESIC registration details and recent contribution challansRequired
  • Sample employment contracts / offer letters across levelsRequired
  • Statutory registers currently maintained (attendance, wages, overtime, etc.)If applicable
  • Gratuity policy or trust details, if applicableIf applicable
  • Details of contract/gig workers, if anyIf applicable

Process

How our HR audit works

We scope the audit to your headcount, locations, and known risk areas before starting.

  1. Scoping call

    We understand your headcount, locations, and any specific concerns (e.g., a recent inspection, a planned funding round, or a known gap) to scope the audit correctly.

  2. Document and data collection

    We collect HR policies, payroll data, contribution records, sample contracts, and statutory registers currently maintained.

  3. Compliance review

    We check payroll compliance (PF, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages) against applicable rates and thresholds, review employment contracts for required clauses, and check statutory register maintenance against what's legally required.

  4. Risk-ranked findings

    Every gap we find is ranked by risk - a wrongly calculated statutory contribution is flagged differently from a missing but low-risk register - so you know what to fix first.

  5. Report walkthrough and remediation plan

    We walk you through the findings and hand over a concrete remediation plan, including which items we can help fix directly.

An HR audit finds gaps - it doesn't fix them by itself. Some findings (like updating a policy document) are quick; others (like correcting historical PF contributions) take longer and may need to be resolved with the relevant department directly. We're upfront about which is which in the report rather than presenting everything as equally urgent.

Pricing

How much does an HR audit cost?

There is no government fee for an HR audit - it is a professional advisory service. Pricing scales with headcount and number of locations.

Essential

Small teams, single location

₹9,999 + GST

  • Policy and contract review
  • PF/ESIC/gratuity compliance check
  • Statutory register review
  • Risk-ranked findings report
Choose Essential

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Growth

Mid-sized teams, up to 2-3 locations

₹17,999 + GST

  • Everything in Essential
  • Minimum wages check across locations
  • Contract worker classification review
  • Remediation plan walkthrough call
Choose Growth

Multi-Location

Larger teams across multiple states

₹29,999 + GST

  • Everything in Growth
  • State-wise compliance mapping
  • POSH policy and committee check
  • Priority support during remediation
Choose Multi-Location

Full fee breakdown

Full fee breakdown
ParticularsGovernment feeProfessional fee
HR audit (government fee)Nil - no government fee appliesN/A
Essential plan (single location, small team)N/A₹9,999 + GST
Growth plan (mid-sized, 2-3 locations)N/A₹17,999 + GST
Multi-Location plan (larger, multi-state)N/A₹29,999 + GST

Prices exclude GST. GST at the applicable rate is added to your invoice.

Not included in any tier:

  • Actual correction of historical PF/ESIC contributions with the relevant department
  • Drafting new HR policies from scratch (available as a follow-on service)
  • Legal representation in case of an ongoing labour dispute or inspection
  • Ongoing payroll processing (available as a separate service)

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Benefits

Why get an HR audit done

Risk reduction

  • Catches payroll compliance gaps (PF, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages) before they attract interest, penalties, or inspection findings
  • Identifies missing or poorly maintained statutory registers before an inspector asks for them

Deal and funding readiness

  • HR compliance is a standard due diligence item in funding rounds and acquisitions - fixing gaps proactively avoids surprises during a deal

Better HR foundations

  • Surfaces outdated or inconsistent employment contract terms across levels and locations
  • Gives management a clear, prioritised picture of where the HR function actually stands, rather than an assumption

Why Bizeneed

Why get your HR audit done through us

  • We rank findings by actual risk, not a generic checklist that treats every gap as equally urgent
  • Our payroll and compliance team handles PF, ESIC, and gratuity checks day-to-day, not as a one-off exercise
  • State-wise compliance mapping for businesses with employees across multiple locations
  • We can follow through on remediation - policy drafting, register setup, payroll correction support - not just hand over a report and disappear
  • Straightforward, headcount-based pricing scoped on a call before you commit

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

An HR audit is a structured review of an organisation's HR policies, payroll compliance (PF, ESIC, gratuity, minimum wages), employment contracts, and statutory registers, checked against applicable law and practice, resulting in a risk-ranked findings report and remediation plan.

Written by Bizeneed Research Team, Service information

Last updated 9 September 2026

This page provides general guidance on HR audit scope and does not constitute legal advice. Applicable thresholds and rates for PF, ESIC, gratuity, and minimum wages vary by state, sector, and employee count - confirm specifics for your organisation with our team before relying on any figure.

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