Statutory compliance for manufacturing units.
Three shifts, two contractors, four states, one inspector at the gate. Value First takes industrial labour law, contractor management and plant-level payroll off your desk, so your leaders can focus on output, safety and people.
Compliance challenges in manufacturing.
Factories Act and state Factory Rules
Working hours, weekly offs, rest intervals, registers, licences and renewals sit under the Factories Act and your state's own rules. Two plants of the same company can face different requirements. We map what applies to each site and keep records ready for the next inspection.
Shift allowances and rotating schedules
Night, rotating and split shifts often depend on company policy, settlements and state rules. Applied inconsistently, they lead to disputes. We help you document the rules once and apply them the same way every month.
Overtime tracking
Daily and weekly limits, double-rate wages and overtime caps must line up with actual attendance. We reconcile punches, rosters and approvals so you pay what is owed and can prove it.
Safety and health compliance
Safety committees, medical examinations, accident reporting, canteen and welfare provisions and statutory registers all need to be current. We track them on a calendar so nothing quietly expires.
Multi-state labour laws
Minimum wages, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund and registration rules differ across states, and sometimes across districts and industries. With plants in several states, one policy for all rarely works.
Compliance spread across many sites
Every plant has its own people, habits and paperwork. Without a single view, the weakest site becomes the whole company's risk.
The people we support.
Permanent factory workers
The backbone of your operations. They value correct wages, accurate overtime and benefits that arrive on time.
Contract labourers
Often come through several vendors, with high turnover and uneven paperwork. Their compliance is a shared responsibility and a shared risk.
Machine operators and skilled technicians
May qualify for skill-based allowances, incentives and production-linked pay.
Shift supervisors and line leaders
Manage attendance, overtime approvals and rosters, and need clean data, not extra admin.
Safety engineers and EHS officers
Need a plant that is audit-ready, with documents that match reality.
Services for manufacturing.
Factory Compliance
One expert team for factory registrations, renewals, statutory filings, contractor compliance and inspection support, so your plant stays licensed, documented and inspection-ready.
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Payroll Processing
We run your monthly payroll from attendance and salary inputs to calculations, statutory deductions, payslips, full and final settlements and reports, so employees are paid accurately and on time.
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PF & ESIC Compliance
Registration, employee records, UAN and KYC, monthly contributions, reconciliation and records for Provident Fund and Employees' State Insurance, organised so your HR and finance teams don't carry it alone.
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Vendor & Contractor Compliance
We make sure your contractors and manpower vendors meet their statutory obligations, so their gaps never become your liability as principal employer.
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Compliance Audits
A structured gap assessment of your registrations, filings, registers and contractors, with a written report and a clear plan to close every gap.
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Labour Law Compliance
We make sure every central and state labour law requirement is met, so you can concentrate on your organisation's success rather than the fine print of labour law.
ExplorePayroll, PF, ESIC, Bonus and Gratuity, done right every month
Industrial payroll is rarely a fixed number. Overtime fluctuates, allowances change by shift and settlements arrive mid-year. Every variable touches a statutory obligation.
- Provident Fund (PF)
Wage-ceiling decisions, UAN and KYC tracking, joiner and exit processing and monthly ECR filing. For variable components, we apply the PF wage definition consistently, because that is where audits look first.
- ESIC
Many shop-floor employees fall within ESIC limits, and overtime or revisions can push earnings across the threshold. We monitor eligibility and file returns correctly.
- Bonus Act
Eligibility, calculation ceilings, minimum and maximum percentages and set-on/set-off. We compute the annual bonus, document it and keep registers and returns in order.
- Gratuity
We track service years, calculate liabilities and help you plan funding, and advise on how the new Labour Codes may change eligibility and provisioning.
- PT and Labour Welfare Fund
Slabs, due dates and filing frequencies vary by state. We apply the right rules to every worker at every plant.
- Overtime and shift allowances
Computed on the correct wage base, applied consistently and backed by working papers, so a worker's query is answered in minutes.
Contract labour and vendors: where shared work becomes shared risk
Most plants rely on contractors. But when a contractor falls short, the principal employer is often the one who answers for it.
- Contract labour compliance
We check that your contractors hold valid licences and that your own registrations as principal employer are current.
- Wage disbursement verification
We verify payment through bank transfer records, wage registers and muster rolls, reconciled against attendance on your premises.
- PF and ESIC remittance checks
We confirm contractors deposit contributions for the workers actually deployed at your site, and flag mismatches before they become your liability.
- Avoiding joint-employer exposure
We review your engagements, advise on what must be separated and flag early where contract labour is used for core, perennial work.
- Periodic vendor audits
Scheduled reviews with a simple scorecard for each contractor, so you can see who is dependable and who is a liability.
Factory Compliance Checklist and Guide for Employers in India
The Occupier carries personal, non-delegable liability for every contravention on the floor. This guide maps the Factories Act, 1948 audit standard, with OSH Code notes, into a working checklist and a 30-60-90 day plan.
No. We run a parallel cycle first, comparing our calculations with your current output before go-live. Your workers' payday stays on schedule.
Yes. We configure each plant's rules separately, including rotating shifts, night allowances, overtime limits and incentives, and consolidate for central reporting. If current practice has gaps against statutory requirements, we point them out and help you fix them.
We review licences, agreements, wage registers, bank disbursement evidence and PF and ESIC remittances for workers deployed at your site. You get a clear report on each contractor's status, risks and actions, and we can repeat it on a schedule.
Yes. We handle PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Bonus and other returns across your plants, with one tracker, clear due dates and one point of contact.
Licences, registers, returns, safety documentation, welfare provisions, wage compliance and contractor records. You get a prioritised report: what's fine, what needs attention and what to fix first.
We use role-based access, encrypted storage and transfer, audit trails and strict confidentiality commitments. Your data is used only to deliver your services.
Ready to make compliance one less thing on the floor?
Let Value First take on the payroll, the registers, the contractor checks and the filings, so your teams can stay focused on safe, steady production.