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People & Payroll
5 Steps to UAN Activation, Now Only on the UMANG App
UAN activation has moved to the UMANG app and a face scan against your Aadhaar. Here are the 5 steps, and what to do when it fails.
Avani Joshi
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Retention Bonus Means Extra Pay for Staying, Taxed as Salary
Offered money to stay on? A retention bonus falls due on the agreed date, is taxed as salary, and is hard to claw back once paid.
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Workforce & HR Management
6 Employee Background Verification Checks Before You Hire
Hiring someone, or being checked yourself? Here are the six background verification checks, what each one proves, and the data rules that apply from May 2027.
Ashwiniba Vaghela
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Leave & Holidays
7 Leave Application for Office Formats You Can Copy and Send
Need a day or a month off? Copy one of these 7 leave application for office formats, from sick leave to maternity, and send a request HR can approve.
Avani Joshi
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Leave & Holidays
How Much Paternity Leave Do Fathers Actually Get in India?
Central government service gives a father 15 paid days. Private employers decide through their own policy, because the four labour codes are silent on paternity leave.
Ashwiniba Vaghela
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Leave & Holidays
How Many Festival Holidays Must You Give in Your State?
Seven paid days a year in one state, thirteen in another. Here is what nine states and Delhi put in writing, and how to find the rule for anywhere else.
Avani Joshi
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5 Examples to Calculate Bonus for Employees
The statutory bonus follows the Code on Wages, while performance and festival bonuses follow policy. Five worked examples show how each is calculated.
Avani Joshi
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Is a Diwali Bonus Taxable? What TDS You Must Deduct
Tax on a festival payout is not a flat percentage, and the money does not always move in the same tax year the charge lands. Both catch payroll teams out.
Ashwiniba Vaghela
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Do You Get Double Pay for Working on Diwali?
A Diwali shift pays extra on a declared holiday, after eight hours, or on a weekly off worked. Here is what each case pays.
Ashwiniba Vaghela
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