Adviser's Desk, volume 5

The New Payroll Rulebook

The Labour Codes handbook for advisers and payroll teams: what the 21 November 2025 change did to wages, PF, ESI, gratuity and the registers.

What it does for you

Restructure a client's CTC, registers and returns for the four Codes, price the compliance retainer, and know which of the 29 old Acts' habits are now wrong.

Inside

1. Part 1The reform
2. Part 2Code by code
3. Part 3Payroll mechanics
4. Part 4Compliance architecture
5. Part 5The practice

At the back: Checklists; four worked models (CTC restructuring, PF and ESI cost impact, gratuity provision, retrenchment compensation); indicative fee ranges; Codes and Rules index; glossary; an applicability matrix and wage-definition worksheet; a ninety-day plan; four templates.

Written for

CAs, CSs, and HR and payroll teams who run or advise on payroll and labour compliance.

Also in Adviser's Desk, all ten (₹4,999) and The Compliance Five (₹2,499) and Every EzComply handbook (₹11,999).