Is professional tax different for women in Maharashtra?

Yes. From 1 April 2023 women pay no profession tax up to ₹25,000 a month, while for men the nil slab ends at ₹7,500. Above the threshold both pay ₹2,500 a year, as ₹200 a month and ₹300 in February.

Can FundRaksha HR use our existing biometric machine?

On the Enterprise plan, FundRaksha HR supports biometric devices from ZKTeco and eSSL, so gate punches and GPS check-ins from phones can sit in the same attendance record.

How much does FundRaksha HR cost for a Pune business?

Standard is ₹49, Pro ₹79 and Enterprise ₹99 per employee per month plus GST. PF, ESI, PT and TDS are on Pro and above; biometric devices are on Enterprise. Every plan has a 30-day free trial with your real team.

Is the consultation really free?

Yes. The consultation and case assessment are free, with no obligation. If you decide to go ahead, there is still nothing to pay upfront: FundRaksha Legal charges 30% only on the amount actually recovered. Court fees, if a matter goes to court, are borne by the client.

Are there any upfront fees?

No. FundRaksha Legal charges a 30% success fee, only on the amount actually recovered. If nothing is recovered, there is no success fee. Court fees, if any, are borne by you and told to you upfront.

How fast does my case start?

Within 24 hours of receiving your complete documents, a dedicated advocate is assigned and the legal notice is sent as an e-notice, followed by registered post.

Do most cases go to court?

No. About 60% of our cases settle before anything is filed, through the notice, negotiation and a payment plan. The rest go to MSME Samadhaan, a Section 138 complaint, a civil suit or arbitration, handled by the same advocate.

Do you work with businesses anywhere in India?

Yes. Notices, filings and follow-ups are handled digitally, and advocates appear wherever the matter is heard. FundRaksha works with suppliers, manufacturers, traders, distributors and service businesses in every state.

Payroll & Attendance Software in Pune

Payroll and attendance software in Pune

Pune runs on two very different workforces: shift workers in the auto and engineering belts of Chakan, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Talegaon, and salaried professionals in the IT parks of Hinjewadi and Magarpatta. An HR tool for Pune has to do rosters and statutory payroll for the first and flexible attendance for the second.

Short answer

FundRaksha HR gives Pune employers GPS check-in on employees' own phones (only inside the office radius, one phone per employee), leave, shift rosters and a payroll that computes PF, ESI, PT and TDS, with payslip PDFs and PF ECR, ESI, bank and Tally files. Maharashtra profession tax: nil up to ₹7,500 for men and ₹25,000 for women; ₹200 a month with ₹300 in February at the top slab. Plans cost ₹49, ₹79 or ₹99 per employee per month plus GST, with a 30-day free trial.

Pune's workforce and its HR problems

Most auto and engineering suppliers in Pune are small units supplying OEMs and tier-1s on two or three shifts. Payroll is ESI and PF heavy, and attendance must match the rostered shift.

IT services and training firms bring the opposite problem: hybrid days and leave policies that differ by team.

Shift changes made on a whiteboard, so payroll does not know who worked which shift
Buddy punching on a shared register at the gate
ESI and PF registers rebuilt every month from Excel
IT and training staff whose leave balances live in someone's inbox

Maharashtra payroll rules for a Pune employer

Profession tax applies to salaries in Maharashtra, with separate thresholds for men and women under Schedule I as in force from 1 April 2023. The top slab is ₹2,500 a year, collected as ₹200 a month and ₹300 in February.

Monthly salary	Men	Women
Up to ₹7,500	Nil	Nil
₹7,501 to ₹10,000	₹175 a month	Nil
₹10,001 to ₹25,000	₹200 a month, ₹300 in February	Nil
Above ₹25,000	₹200 a month, ₹300 in February	₹200 a month, ₹300 in February

Labour welfare fund. Contributions go to the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board online at public.mlwb.in. It is not one of FundRaksha HR's listed files, so diarise it.

Shops and establishments. The Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 and its 2018 rules apply. The Labour Department publishes them at mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in. The four Labour Codes have been in force since 21 November 2025; state Shops and Establishments Acts continue alongside them.

ESI covers employees earning up to ₹21,000 a month (employee 0.75%, employer 3.25%); PF is 12% from each side. Check cases with the PF and ESI calculators.

How FundRaksha HR handles it in Pune

Shift roster and rules on Pro, applied per person or per roster
Each employee's account is locked to their own phone, so one worker cannot check in for another
On Enterprise, punches from ZKTeco or eSSL biometric devices at the gate feed the same attendance
PF ECR, ESI and PT files from the same payroll run, plus leave with balances and approvals

Admins work from the mobile app or the web console, and PAN, Aadhaar and bank numbers are encrypted and masked.

Worked example: a Chakan component maker with 120 workers

A supplier runs three shifts with 120 workers on ₹14,000 to ₹20,000 a month: nearly all ESI-covered, and the men pay ₹200 a month PT. It keeps its gate biometric and wants supervisors to check in by GPS.

On Enterprise at ₹99 per employee the cost is ₹11,880 a month plus GST. Gate punches and phone check-ins land in one record and the month closes with PF ECR, ESI and PT files.

Getting started: a one-week checklist

Import employees from Excel and invite them with your company code.
Add each Pune office, plant or site with its GPS radius.
Set attendance rules, holidays, week-offs and shifts.
Enter salary structures and confirm the Maharashtra PT treatment on a test month.
Run payroll, check payslips, then download the PF ECR, ESI, bank and Tally files.

See the salary slip format, FundRaksha in Pune and the plans.

Sources

Last reviewed: 2026-10-21. Information for Indian businesses; not legal advice.

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