HR Payroll & Compliance
A beginner-to-job-ready course in HR payroll and compliance for Indian employers. Learn HR and payroll fundamentals, employee records and master data, attendance and leave, salary structures, CTC, gross and net salary, monthly payroll processing and payslips. Cover EPF, ESI, Gujarat professional tax, TDS on salaries and Form 16, payroll reconciliation, full-and-final settlements, gratuity, statutory registers and reports, and how the four Labour Codes, minimum wages and the wage definition affect payroll. Practise in greytHR, Zoho Payroll, Keka, Excel and Google Sheets, and the EPFO and ESIC portals, with AI-assisted payroll validation, data privacy and Gujarat employer scenarios. It trains routine payroll administration and compliance support only, not legal, tax or statutory advisory services.
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Modules: 11
- Fee: Rs 9,999
- Field: Finance & Business
Roles this track prepares you for
- Payroll Executive
- HR Operations Executive
- Payroll Specialist
- HR Executive
- Payroll Coordinator
- Payroll Associate
- HR Generalist
- HR Compliance Executive
- Payroll and Compliance Executive
- HR Administrator
Curriculum
- HR and Payroll Foundations - Understand HR functions, the monthly payroll cycle and team roles in Indian SMEs, learn where payroll administration ends and specialist advice begins, and meet the terms, documents and cloud tools used every day.
- HR Functions, the Payroll Cycle and Team Roles in Indian SMEs
- Payroll Administration vs Legal, Tax and Statutory Advisory
- Payroll Terms, Documents and the Compliance Calendar
- Cloud HRMS and Payroll Tools Compared: greytHR, Zoho Payroll, Keka
- Labour Codes, Minimum Wages and Gujarat Rules - Learn the four Labour Codes in plain words, the wage definition, minimum wage checks, applicability thresholds and registrations, and the Gujarat establishment rules a payroll team must keep in view.
- India's Labour Laws and the Four Labour Codes
- Code on Wages: Wage Definition and Payment of Wages
- Minimum Wages: Notifications, Categories, Compliance Checks
- Social Security, Industrial Relations and OSH Codes: What Payroll Teams Need
- Applicability Thresholds, Registrations and Establishment Types
- Gujarat Establishment Rules: Shops and Establishments, Factories
- Onboarding Records and Employee Master Data - Collect hiring and KYC documents, set up clean employee master data in a cloud HRMS, validate bulk uploads in spreadsheets, and understand data privacy and record retention for employee data.
- Hiring Documents: Offer Letters, Appointment Letters, Joining Forms
- KYC and Identity Records: PAN, Aadhaar, UAN, Bank Details
- Employee Master Data Setup in a Cloud HRMS
- Employment Records, Data Privacy and Retention
- Bulk Import and Master Data Validation in Excel and Google Sheets
- Attendance and Leave Management - Set up attendance systems and shifts, manage leave types and policies, handle overtime, weekly offs and holidays, and turn attendance and leave data into clean payroll inputs.
- Attendance Systems, Shifts and Working Hours
- Leave Types, Leave Policies and Statutory Leave Basics
- Overtime, Weekly Offs and Holidays: Gujarat Establishment Practice
- Loss of Pay, Regularisation and Attendance Inputs to Payroll
- Salary Structures, CTC and Payslips - Learn salary components and the wage definition, break a CTC into gross and net salary, set up salary structures in cloud payroll tools, design payslips, and treat variable pay and bonus.
- Salary Components and the Wage Definition
- CTC Breakup, Gross Salary and Net Salary
- Salary Structure Setup in greytHR, Zoho Payroll and Keka
- Payslip Contents, Design and Distribution
- Variable Pay, Bonus and Incentive Treatment
- Payroll Processing Workflow - Run the monthly payroll cycle from inputs and cut-offs to approval and disbursement, handle arrears, advances, joiners and leavers, and validate payroll with manual and AI-assisted checks.
- Monthly Payroll Cycle: Inputs, Cut-offs, Processing, Approval
- Processing Payroll in a Cloud HRMS: Calculation to Disbursement
- Arrears, Reimbursements, Advances and Loan Recoveries
- Joiners, Leavers and Mid-Month Changes
- Payroll Validation and Error Checks: Manual and AI-Assisted
- Statutory Deductions: EPF, ESI and Gujarat Professional Tax - Understand EPF and ESI applicability and contributions, work through the EPFO and ESIC portal workflows, handle Gujarat professional tax, and set up statutory deductions in a cloud HRMS.
- EPF: Applicability, Wage Basis, Contribution Structure
- EPFO Portal Workflows: UAN, ECR, Challans
- ESI: Applicability, Contribution Periods, Coverage
- ESIC Portal Workflows: IP Numbers, Monthly Contributions
- Gujarat Professional Tax: Registration, Deduction, Payment
- Statutory Setup in Cloud HRMS: EPF, ESI, PT, Welfare Fund and Bonus Awareness
- TDS on Salaries and Form 16 - Learn the income-tax basics a payroll team needs for salaried employees, run the salary TDS workflow in payroll software, handle declarations, proofs and HRA documents, support deposits and quarterly returns, and prepare Form 16 with clear referral to a CA.
- Income-Tax Basics for Salaried Employees: Regimes and Declarations
- Salary TDS Workflow in Payroll Software
- Investment Declarations, Proofs and HRA Documents
- TDS Deposit, Challans and Quarterly Return Support
- Form 16 and Employee Tax Queries
- Reconciliation, Full-and-Final Settlement and Gratuity - Reconcile the payroll register with ledger, bank and statutory dues, process full-and-final settlements, understand gratuity eligibility and payment workflow, and complete exit records and documents.
- Payroll Reconciliation: Register, Ledger, Bank and Statutory Dues
- Full-and-Final Settlement Process
- Gratuity: Eligibility and Payment Workflow
- Leave Encashment, Notice Recovery and Exit Records
- Relieving Documents, Experience Letters and Exit Clearance
- Registers, Reporting and Compliance Controls - Keep statutory registers and employer records, build payroll reports and MIS, run a compliance calendar with notice awareness and escalation, and protect payroll data with access control and audit trails.
- Statutory Registers and Records for Employers
- Payroll Reports and MIS: Headcount, Cost, Variance
- Compliance Calendar, Filing Tracker, Notice Awareness and When to Escalate
- Payroll Data Security, Access Control and Audit Trail
- Capstone and Career Readiness - Bring everything together by running a month of payroll and compliance for a Gujarat SME, learn payroll outsourcing and accounting-firm workflows, and prepare a portfolio for payroll jobs and freelance support.
- Capstone: Monthly Payroll and Compliance Pack for a Gujarat SME
- Payroll Outsourcing and Accounting-Firm Workflows: Client Onboarding and Monthly Delivery
- Job Readiness: Portfolio, Interviews, Freelance Payroll Support
Frequently asked questions
How long is the HR Payroll & Compliance course?
It runs for 12 weeks, with 11 modules. It is self-paced online learning from EasySkill Career Academy, Surat.
How much does the HR Payroll & Compliance course cost?
The fee is Rs 9,999.
What will I build in HR Payroll & Compliance?
Every module ends in a graded practical task that AI checks in about 30 seconds, so you finish with a portfolio you can show to employers or clients.
Which roles does HR Payroll & Compliance prepare me for?
It prepares you to apply for roles such as Payroll Executive, HR Operations Executive, Payroll Specialist, HR Executive, Payroll Coordinator. It does not guarantee a job or income.
Can I learn online, or do I have to visit a centre?
You can learn fully online. EasySkill also has centres in Adajan, Vesu and Bhestan, Surat, if you prefer to visit.
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