Payroll and compliance terms, explained.

A 12-digit number that stays with an EPF member for life, across every employer.

The monthly file employers submit to EPFO with contribution and wage details per member.

The monthly payment instrument for remitting ESI contributions (employee and employer shares) to ESIC, due by the 15th of the following month.

A small, state-specific employee/employer contribution funding welfare activities — amount, frequency and applicability vary by state, and several states (including Rajasthan) levy none at all.

The UAE's system requiring mainland (and most free-zone) employers to pay wages through MOHRE-approved banks or exchange houses, so timely, full payment can be verified.

The structured file format banks and WPS agents use to process a UAE employer's wage payments through the Wage Protection System.

In Maharashtra, the employer's own annual professional-tax enrolment (as a person carrying on a profession), separate from PTRC — see the Maharashtra professional tax page.

In Maharashtra, the employer's registration to deduct and remit employees' professional tax — separate from PTEC — see the Maharashtra professional tax page.

The maximum monthly wage on which EPF/EPS/EDLI contributions are statutorily required — ₹25,000 from 17 September 2026, up from ₹15,000 — see the PF and EPS rates page.

The UAE federal authority administering pension contributions for UAE nationals in every emirate except Abu Dhabi, which runs its own Abu Dhabi Pension Fund.

India's data-protection law (the DPDP Act and Rules). Employee location, biometric or Focus capture requires notice and consent the first time it's switched on.