If your team is building from Technopark, Infopark, or Cyberpark, you will appreciate this. Offrd keeps HR practical: clean offer letters, easy onboarding, clear attendance, and compliant payroll documents. No drama, no headache, just what a Malayali team expects.
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Kerala's own numbers show an IT sector genuinely large enough to matter statewide, alongside a port and plywood economy in Kochi that the government counts on a very different, older timeline.
About 60,000 professionals and roughly Rs 6,100 crore in IT exports as of 2014-15, more than half of Kerala's total IT exports at the time.
Around 51,000 IT professionals, though this figure covers all three Infopark campuses combined, not Kakkanad in Kochi alone, per the state IT department's own page.
Cochin Port and Cochin Shipyard are named directly in the state's own district industry page as anchors of the local economy.
One of the state's larger named manufacturing clusters outside the IT sector, though the figure is dated.
Handles Shops and Commercial Establishments Act registration statewide.
Kerala Labour DeptUnder the Kerala Municipality Act, profession tax is collected by the local body itself, not a state department.
State industries department, oversees district industries centres statewide.
Kerala IndustriesFree, online, Aadhaar based, no renewal needed.
udyamregistration.gov.inConfirm this before you rely on it. Technopark's export figure is from 2014-15, the most recent found. Infopark's company and employment count covers all three of its campuses together, in three different districts, not Kochi's Kakkanad campus alone, and we found no government sourced export figure for Infopark specifically. Office addresses and contact details can change on a notification you will not see. Verify the office and its current jurisdiction before you act on it, and take advice from your chartered accountant or labour law adviser. None of this is legal or tax advice. Offrd has no connection to the offices named and does not represent them. Checked 12 September 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us at service@offrd.co.
Monthly: provident fund and employee state insurance contributions by the fifteenth, and tax deducted at source deposited by the seventh. Quarterly: the salary return. Annually: Form 16 by 15 June, the bonus payment and register, and the professional tax and labour welfare fund filings that the state requires.
That is most of it for a small employer in Kerala. The rest is document hygiene: appointment letters issued, confirmations issued on time, exits settled within the statutory window.
Because the policy and the spreadsheet drift apart. Accrual is monthly, approvals arrive by message, loss of pay is applied in payroll but not in the leave record, and nobody reconciles the two until someone resigns. Then the encashment figure is argued over.
One record, updated when leave is approved rather than at the end of the year, removes most of it. For a team of thirty in Kerala that is a small amount of discipline with a direct effect on the exit settlement.
The settlement statement itself, showing every component and every deduction. A relieving letter confirming the last working day and that dues are settled. An experience letter stating the period of service and the role. Where tax was deducted, Form 16 follows at the usual time.
Issuing all of these together is faster than answering requests for them one at a time over the following three months.
A relieving letter confirms that the employee has been released, states the last working day, and usually records that dues are settled and company property returned. An experience letter is a reference: it states the period of service, the roles held, and often a line on conduct. Two documents, two purposes, and the next employer will ask for both.
Issuing them together at exit saves the requests that otherwise arrive months later, often at the worst moment for the person asking.
Registration under the state Shops and Establishments Act, then tax deduction account and payroll basics, then provident fund and employee state insurance once the headcount thresholds are crossed. Document templates come alongside, because appointment letters are needed from the first hire.
Built for lean teams in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kozhikode who prefer things simple, reliable, and value for money.
Create well-formatted offers in under 2 minutes. Company details are saved, clauses are consistent, and you get 50 free credits on signup.
Collect documents neatly and get everything signed without chasing. Your team starts day one with no loose ends.
Simple check-ins and clear leave approvals. Works well for hybrid teams across Kochi city and nearby hubs.
Generate clean payslips and essential HR letters your auditor will find pellucid. Formats are standard and India-ready.
Set reminders and issue confirmation letters on time. No last-minute scrambling before review meetings.
Close exits cleanly with relieving, experience, and other standard letters. Keep it professional every time.
We keep it straight and sensible. Less talk, more getting things done.
Whether your team is split across hubs or working from Kannur or Kottayam, keeping records tidy and accessible is straightforward.
Stay organised on standard India HR documents and records. Formats are practical and auditor-friendly without being exigent to set up.
Simple pricing that suits early-stage startups and growing SMEs. Pay for what you use with no surprises.
Quick, friendly guidance when you need it. We keep answers short and useful.
Because it is practical, fast to adopt, and respectful of how you already work.
Import your basics, set company details, and you are ready to go. No heavy training or long setup cycles.
Made for Indian HR needs and standard formats. Your CA and payroll partner will find it straightforward.
Teams can view payslips and request leaves on their phone. Works well for people moving between sites.
Your data stays in India with solid security controls and regular backups.
When you ask something, you get a clear answer, not a labyrinthine queue of tickets.
Transparent pricing that works for lean teams and growing companies alike. No hidden line items.
Offrd generates offer letters, payslips, confirmation letters, probation letters, increment letters, relieving letters, and experience certificates. All formats follow standard Indian HR practice and are tractable for your CA or auditor.
No minimum. Teams as small as 5 people use Offrd the same way a 150-person SME does. There is no lock-in or contract period.
Holiday calendars are configurable within the attendance module. Kerala public holidays can be set based on your company requirements.
Most teams are running within a day. Import your employee list, configure company details, and your first offer letter is ready in minutes, no consultant or long implementation needed.
Yes. Offrd is hosted on servers within India. Employee data does not leave the country.
The free tier includes 50 free credits on signup with no credit card required. Paid plans cover the full feature set on a per-employee subscription or pay-per-use basis. See offrd.co/pricing_plans for current rates.
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