HR Resources & Guides
Practical HR articles, guides, calculators and tools for HR Teams, Founders & Employers, Consultants & Agencies and Job Seekers, alongside the HR OS that runs leave, attendance, payroll and e-signatures once the documents are done.
HR and payroll guides
Professional Tax (India)
How the state-level professional tax works, slabs and the ₹2,500 annual cap.
Minimum Wages
How minimum wages are set by region, skill and sector across the US, UK and India.
POSH Act (India)
Employer duties, the Internal Committee and the complaint process under the 2013 Act.
HR & Payroll Glossary
Plain-language definitions of CTC, gratuity, PF, ESI, HRA, professional tax, notice period and more.
Employee Handbook Template
What to include in an employee handbook, section by section.
NDA Template
What a non-disclosure agreement should cover, one-way vs mutual.
Salary Negotiation
How to research, ask for and negotiate a salary or a raise.
Resume Format
The best resume formats with examples, sections and career objective samples.
Interview Questions
Common interview questions with examples, sample answers and tips, for any role worldwide.
Free HR calculators
Take-home Pay Calculator
Turn any gross salary into a clear take-home breakdown, statutory deductions, allowances and employer cost, by country.
Income Tax Calculator
Estimate income tax and take-home pay; India old-vs-new regime aware.
Cost to Company Calculator
True first-year cost of a hire including employer on-costs.
HR Calculators
One tool for gratuity, HRA, PF, leave encashment, holiday entitlement, PTO, time card and quick pay, selected by country.
Gratuity Calculator
Work out India gratuity from last drawn Basic + DA and years of service (Code on Social Security formula, cap and eligibility).
HRA Calculator
House Rent Allowance exemption for India using the Income-tax Act, 2025 least-of-three rule (Rule 279): 50% in the eight listed cities, 40% elsewhere.
PF / EPF Calculator
Monthly Provident Fund contribution, employee 12% and the employer EPF/EPS split.
Leave Encashment Calculator
Value of unused leave on a 30-day or 26-day basis for India.
Paycheck Calculator (US)
US pay after federal income tax, FICA and state taxes.
Take-home Pay Calculator (UK)
UK net salary after Income Tax and National Insurance (PAYE).
Holiday Entitlement Calculator (UK)
Statutory UK paid holiday from days worked per week (5.6 weeks, capped at 28 days).
Redundancy Pay (UK)
How statutory redundancy pay is calculated by age, service and weekly pay.
PTO Calculator (US)
Paid-time-off accrual from annual PTO days and pay frequency.
Time Card Calculator (US)
Weekly hours and overtime over 40 at 1.5x, with estimated pay.
HR letter formats (India)
Offer Letter Format
A clear offer letter format for India: exactly what to include, a ready sample, and a free tool to generate a compliant offer letter in seconds.
Appointment Letter Format
Appointment letter format for India with the standard clauses, a sample, and a free generator. Covers designation, probation, notice, confidentiality and more.
Experience Certificate Format
Experience certificate format for India: the correct 'To Whomsoever It May Concern' structure, a sample, and a free generator.
Relieving Letter Format
Relieving letter format for India with a ready sample and a free generator. Confirms the last working day and that dues are settled.
Salary Slip Format
Salary slip format for India: the standard earnings and deductions sections, a sample layout, and a free payslip generator.
Resignation Letter Format
Resignation letter format for India: a short, professional structure with a sample and a free generator. Covers notice, last day and handover.
Warning Letter Format
Warning letter format for India that follows due process: incident, rule breached, correction expected and consequences, with a sample and a generator.
Internship Certificate Format
Internship completion certificate format for India with a sample and a free generator. Confirms the internship dates, role and stipend context.
Joining Letter Format
A clear joining letter format for India: what a joining letter (or joining report) should contain, a ready sample, and a free tool to generate one.
Salary Certificate Format
A clear salary certificate format for India: what a salary certificate should contain, a ready sample with a component breakup, and a free tool to generate one.
Increment Letter Format
A clear salary increment letter format for India: what an increment letter should contain, a ready sample, and a free tool to generate one.
NOC Format
A clear No Objection Certificate (NOC) format for India: what an employer NOC should contain, a ready sample, and a free tool to generate one.
Termination Letter Format
Termination letter format for India: the due process to follow, what the letter must state, a ready sample, and a free generator.
Promotion Letter Format
Promotion letter format for India: what to include, how to state the revised role and compensation, a sample, and a free generator.
Confirmation Letter Format
Confirmation letter format for India: confirming an employee after probation, what to state, a sample, and a free generator.
Transfer Letter Format
Transfer letter format for India: moving an employee between locations, departments or entities, with a sample and a free generator.
Show Cause Notice Format
Show cause notice format for India: how to allege without concluding, set a reply deadline, and stay defensible. Sample and free generator.
Full and Final Settlement Format
Full and final settlement format for India: the earnings and deductions to show, how to present the net payable, a sample, and a free generator.
Employment Agreement Format
Employment agreement format for India: the clauses a contract should carry, how to structure them, a sample, and a free generator.
Resignation Acceptance Letter Format
Resignation acceptance letter format for India: confirming the last working day, notice and next steps, with a sample and a free generator.
Reference Letter Format
Employee reference letter format: what to state, what to avoid, a ready sample, and a free generator.
Suspension Letter Format
Suspension letter format for India: suspension pending inquiry, what to state about pay and duration, a sample, and a free generator.
Bonafide Certificate Format
Bonafide certificate format for employees in India: confirming genuine employment for banks, visas and landlords, with a sample and a free generator.
Job Description Format
Job description format: the sections a good JD contains, how to write responsibilities that attract the right candidates, a sample, and a free generator.
Internship Offer Letter Format
Internship offer letter format for India: stipend, fixed dates and the no-employment clause, with a sample and a free generator.
Contractor Agreement Format
Contractor and freelance agreement format for India: scope, fees, IP and the independent-contractor clause, with a sample and a free generator.
All HR letter formats
Every format on one page, each with a generator.