Patna's service and healthcare SMEs run on lean teams. This is HR software that keeps up with that pace.
पे-रोल, हाज़िरी, और HR पत्र एक ही जगह — पटना के SMEs के लिए।
Most Patna service businesses reach 20 or 30 staff before anyone thinks seriously about HR software. By that point there is usually a backlog: employees without proper offer letters on record, attendance tracked on WhatsApp, payslips assembled by hand at month end. The clinic administrator or operations head is doing it all alongside their actual job.
Getting this sorted does not take a consultant or a separate HR hire. Offrd runs in a browser and on a phone. You add your employees, set up their salary structure, and can generate a compliant offer letter in under three minutes. Attendance runs on QR codes or location for field teams. Payslips come out at month end with PF, ESI, and TDS already calculated. The quotidian weight of paper-based HR disappears fairly quickly once the first few things are set up.
From account setup to your first payslip, most businesses are running within a day.
Takes about 10 minutes. Enter your company name, PAN, and the CTC components you use: basic, HRA, allowances. You do not need a consultant for this step.
Enter each person's name, designation, CTC, and joining date. Offrd builds their salary breakup from the structure you defined. Individual breakdowns can be edited if someone has a different arrangement.
Most Patna businesses start with offer letters for new hires or for existing staff who never received one. Attendance via QR or geo-fencing can be switched on the same day.
Once attendance is marked and leaves approved, payslips generate with PF, ESI, and TDS lines. Download as PDF or share directly with employees.
The HR problems here are specific. These are the ones Offrd solves most often.
Track attendance across Patna offices without manual registers or WhatsApp messages.
Offer letters, probation confirmations, and exit letters aligned to standard Indian HR practice.
Handle full-time, contract, and intern employees in the same account with clear records.
Month-end payslips ready in minutes, not days.
All four Labour Codes came into effect on 21 November 2025. Three changes directly affect how small businesses manage HR.
Under the new Codes, every employer must issue a formal appointment letter to all workers, including contractual and fixed-term staff. Verbal agreements are no longer sufficient. Offrd generates compliant appointment and offer letters in under three minutes.
The Code on Wages requires that basic salary form a minimum of 50 percent of an employee's total gross wages. Businesses that currently have low basic pay and high allowances will need to restructure their CTC. This also affects PF, gratuity, and ESI calculations, as these are computed on wage components.
Previously, gratuity required five years of continuous service. Under the new Social Security Code, fixed-term and contractual employees become eligible for gratuity after completing one year of service. Businesses that rely heavily on fixed-term or seasonal workers will need to factor this into cost planning.
Questions we hear most often from businesses getting started in Patna.
For small businesses in Patna, the right HR software should handle offer letters, attendance, and payslips without requiring a dedicated HR team. Offrd is built for this: no minimum employee count, browser-based, and the first five offer letters every month are free. Paid plans start at Rs 99 per document or Rs 50 per active employee per month.
Register on Offrd, add your company details and the employee's designation and CTC, and select the offer letter template. The document generates in under three minutes and can be downloaded as a PDF or sent digitally. No formatting or legal knowledge needed.
Payslips generated by Offrd include separate line items for PF employee contribution, PF employer contribution, and ESI deductions where applicable. You can refer to our PF Calculation Guide and ESI Contribution Guide for current statutory rates and wage thresholds.
Yes. You can add employees from different locations under the same company account. Each branch or site gets its own QR code for attendance, and all records are visible in one consolidated dashboard.
Yes. HR software is useful regardless of team size. For teams under 20, the pay-per-use plan at Rs 99 per document keeps costs minimal. You still need proper offer letters, attendance records, and payslips, and the new Labour Codes now make appointment letters mandatory for all workers.
Most businesses complete setup in under a day. Register, add your company and employees, and you can generate your first offer letter or payslip the same day. No data migration, no installation, no IT support needed.
Yes. All four Labour Codes came into effect on 21 November 2025, replacing 29 older central labour laws. Three changes are directly relevant to small businesses. First, appointment letters are now mandatory for all workers, regardless of employment type. Second, basic pay must be at least 50 percent of an employee's gross wages, which may require restructuring existing salary components. Third, fixed-term employees become eligible for gratuity after one year of continuous service instead of the earlier five-year threshold. The detailed Central and State rules, including Bihar-specific rules, are still being finalized and are expected around April 2026. During this transition, existing HR practices continue to apply alongside the new Codes. The most immediate step for any business is ensuring every employee has a formal appointment letter on record.
India-specific statutory guides relevant to Patna businesses.