Applicable statutory requirements have to be assessed on the client’s establishment, workforce and state-wise rules. Copying last year’s PT treatment onto a new state, or running ESIC from a spreadsheet that is not the payroll, is how gaps hide until a notice arrives.
What sits on the statutory board
PF — employee and employer contribution processing, ECR and record coordination. ESIC — registration, contribution coordination, monthly support. Professional Tax — state-wise applicability and payroll deduction coordination. TDS — payroll-related deduction inputs, records and reporting. Labour — applicable state requirements, documentation and a compliance calendar.
Reconciliation is the product
Payroll versus statutory data. Monthly compliance status. Exception tracking. If those three are missing, you do not have compliance management — you have filings that may or may not match what people were paid.
Why lifecycle belongs here
A joiner who misses KYC misses ESIC. An exit that misses Full & Final leaves PF and the register wrong. Onboarding and exit are compliance controls, not HR niceties.