RemoteEngine becomes the legal counterparty for your independent contractors, issuing compliant agreements, handling tax documentation (TDS, GST, Form 16A), and shielding you from misclassification exposure under Indian labour and tax law.
A Contractor of Record (CoR) is a third-party entity that contracts directly with your independent workers on your behalf. You still scope the work and pay the invoice. The legal relationship and documentation sit with us, not with you.
The result: contractors get a compliant, enforceable agreement under Indian law; you get a clean liability shield and one consolidated invoice across every contractor.
Indian tax and labour authorities are aggressively reclassifying contractors as employees. The cost goes far beyond back taxes.
of unpaid taxes can be assessed against the company, plus interest and penalties.
of back-dated benefits, leave accrual, and statutory entitlements owed to the worker.
under Indian labour law, directors and officers can be named personally in misclassification claims.
one reclassified worker typically triggers audits of the entire contractor base.
One transparent monthly fee per active contractor — covering every document, payment, and protection.
Contracts drafted to Indian independent-contractor standards under the IT Act and Indian Contract Act, vetted by counsel.
Every engagement runs through a 17-factor classification model before we issue an agreement — with on-file evidence.
Watertight IP-assignment clauses drafted for enforceability under Indian law. Your work product stays yours.
Pay contractors in INR via NEFT, IMPS, or RTGS. Same-day clearing, payslip-style receipts, full audit trail.
PAN, GSTIN, and GST invoices collected at onboarding, refreshed annually. Form 16A issued at year-end, ready for audit.
Non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and confidentiality clauses drafted within the bounds Indian courts will enforce.
Every active CoR engagement is backed by indemnification of up to ₹1 crore per worker against reclassification claims.
One consolidated monthly invoice across every contractor, straight into your AP workflow.
Decide a contractor should be an FTE? One click moves them to our EOR — same person, fully employed, no gap.
Name, city, scope, rate. Two minutes through the platform or one email to your account manager.
17-factor classification model flags anything that looks employee-like, with a clear recommendation.
India-compliant agreement with IP, NDA, tax form, and bank details collected, usually within 24 hours.
Contractor invoices through the portal. You approve. We pay them in INR and bill you on one consolidated invoice.
Our legal team has defended companies against misclassification claims under Indian labour law. Every workflow in our CoR product exists because something went wrong somewhere, and we're not letting it happen to you.
Other CoRs disclaim liability in the fine print. We back every engagement with contractual indemnification — in writing.
From request to signed agreement and paid invoice in under a business day.
One monthly fee per active contractor. No markups on contractor pay, no per-payment fees, no hidden charges.
If a relationship outgrows contractor status, convert to full employment without disruption to the worker.
Use this rule of thumb — or talk to us and we'll tell you straight.
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The questions legal, finance, and people leaders ask us most often before they switch.
Talk to a Specialist →Legally, the contractor is engaged by RemoteEngine. You scope the work and approve invoices, but the contractual counterparty sits with us. That's what gives you the misclassification shield — the worker isn't your contractor, they're ours.
Every new engagement runs through a model based on the principles Indian courts and tax authorities use to test contractor status (control test, integration test, economic dependence). If anything looks employee-like we flag it and either restructure the scope or recommend moving to our EOR. The evidence is preserved on file for audit defence.
Up to ₹1 crore per worker against misclassification reclassification claims, including back PF/ESI, TDS shortfalls, penalties, and statutory entitlements. We also cover defence costs. Full terms in the master services agreement.
Bank transfer in INR via NEFT, IMPS, or RTGS, depending on the amount and urgency. Cleared the same day in most cases, with full payment receipts and TDS challans available in the dashboard.
Payment platforms move money. They don't write your contracts, they don't screen for misclassification, they don't sign as the legal counterparty, and they don't indemnify you when things go wrong. CoR is a liability shield, not just a payment rail.
We can take over existing engagements through novation — same worker, same scope, new compliant agreement. We'll also run the existing base through the screening model to flag any that should be moved to EOR.
Talk to a CoR specialist and have your highest-risk contractors moved over this week.