When you are running a startup or SME, there is no dedicated HR team, no in-house legal resource, and no spare capacity to navigate a foreign employment system. Orbit Offshore removes that complexity entirely.
As your Employer of Record in India, we handle contracts, payroll, and every statutory obligation, so you get a fully employed, compliantly onboarded team member without the overhead that normally comes with it. There is no minimum number of hires, so even if you are only looking for one hire, we can help you started.
You can hire employees in India without opening a local company. We act as the legal employer, removing the time and cost involved in setting up an entity.
All statutory requirements, including EPF, ESI, TDS, and Professional Tax, are handled accurately and on time, without your involvement.
Instead of relying on contractor arrangements, you get a compliant employment setup with clear contracts, stability, and long-term scalability.
With the employment structure already in place, hiring moves forward without delays. Most roles are onboarded within a few weeks of confirmation.
Orbit Offshore is designed for businesses where one or two people are covering a lot of ground. You do not have a dedicated HR function or the bandwidth to manage a foreign employment setup. You need offshore hiring to be simple, fast, and handled.
You have not hired internationally before. You need clear guidance, a structured process, and someone who owns the complexity on your behalf, not a platform that hands the hard parts back to you.
You are looking to hire between one and five employees. You want a setup that works immediately and scales without friction, without building a separate HR operation to support it.
You have been using contractors for cost or flexibility, but you need more stability and stronger employment terms. A compliant EOR structure gives you that.
You need to hire quickly without getting the employment structure wrong. Orbit Offshore gives you a fixed, reliable cost and a compliant setup from day one.
There is a clear division between what you manage and what Orbit Offshore manages. You keep full control of your team. We keep full control of the employment layer.
Four steps from brief to fully employed team member, with your UK account manager guiding every stage.
Tell us which roles you're hiring for. We'll help confirm the role scope, India salary benchmarks, and the right employment structure before you begin.
Bring your own candidate or use our recruitment support. You conduct the interviews and make the final decision. We don't place people you haven't approved.
Contracts drafted and issued, payroll configured, and all statutory registrations completed before the start date. No action required on your side.
Your employee starts under your direction. You manage the day-to-day. We maintain payroll, compliance, and documentation so you can focus on delivery.
India has deep, qualified talent across all major industries. Select your sector to see the roles UK businesses most commonly hire through Orbit Offshore.
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India produces over 1.5 million engineering graduates annually, making it the world’s largest technology talent pool. UK tech businesses use Orbit Offshore to extend development teams, build dedicated QA functions, and add data and AI capability quickly, compliantly, and at significantly lower cost than equivalent UK hires.
India has a well-established engineering services sector with strong capability in CAD design, quality assurance, process engineering, and technical documentation. UK manufacturing businesses use Orbit Offshore to build India-based support functions that work directly within their UK operations, reducing overhead without reducing control.
India is home to the world’s second-largest accounting body and produces a deep pipeline of qualified finance professionals. UK financial services firms and fintech startups hire through Orbit Offshore to access experienced analysts, accountants, and compliance specialists at a fraction of UK employment costs, with full statutory compliance included.
India is the third-largest pharmaceutical industry in the world by volume and has a strong pool of scientifically trained professionals in clinical data, regulatory affairs, and medical writing. UK healthcare and life sciences businesses use Orbit Offshore to add operational and analytical resources in India, freeing UK clinical staff to focus on regulated, patient-facing work.
India has a mature digital marketing talent pool, experienced in working within UK and US business standards. UK agencies, digital businesses, and growth-stage startups hire through Orbit Offshore to scale content, paid media, and creative output without inflating the UK cost base.
India has become one of the most competitive offshore hiring destinations in the world, and for UK startups, the advantages go well beyond cost savings alone.
India produces more than 1.5 million engineering graduates annually and has a deep, English-speaking talent pool across technology, finance, marketing, and operations. Skilled professionals are available at every level of seniority, and the combination of quality and cost means most UK businesses can reduce their total payroll costs by 60 – 80% compared to equivalent UK hires, without compromising on the standard of work.
With the right employment structure in place, most roles are hired and onboarded within four to six weeks. There are no entity delays, no registration bottlenecks, and no need to build a separate HR operation to manage it. The same process, the same pricing, and the same account team apply whether you’re hiring one person or building a team of ten.
Orbit Offshore ensures every hire in India is fully compliant from day one and remains compliant throughout employment.
We issue contracts aligned with Indian labour law, including confidentiality, IP protection, and statutory requirements. Payroll is processed each month accurately, with TDS deducted and filed correctly.
All employer obligations, including EPF, ESI, and Professional Tax, are calculated, filed, and managed for you. We also handle onboarding, offboarding, and all employment documentation.
You stay in control of your team while we manage compliance in the background, consistently, accurately, and without risk.
We’ll map the right employment structure for your India headcount — in a straightforward conversation, with no commitment required.
| Category | Setting Up Your Own Entity | Using Orbit Offshore |
| Legal entity | Entity required in India | No entity needed |
| Registration & legal setup | Complex, months of lead time | Fully managed from day one |
| Payroll setup | On you to set up and run accurately | Included as standard |
| Admin workload | High HR, finance, and legal overhead | Minimal internal overhead |
| Compliance risk | Statutory errors and financial exposure | Fully compliant, continuously maintained |
| Scaling headcount | Difficult without a dedicated HR resource | Same process, same price, straightforward |
Book an appointment with one of our onboarding experts for a free 45 minute consultation of what Orbit Offshore can do you.
