Applicability and registration review
Compliance audit
Labour Law Compliance Audits
A structured audit approach for testing whether statutory filings and records match the organisation’s actual workforce and operating practices.
2026-07-10Original publication date
Employer focusedPractical compliance guidance
Current check requiredVerify official position before action
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Overview
A useful audit tests evidence, not just the existence of documents.
Registrations, payroll, social-security filings, contractor records and statutory registers should reconcile to the same underlying employee and establishment data.
Findings should be risk-rated and assigned to owners so that repeated gaps are tracked through closure.
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Key review points
What employers should examine.
Payroll, wages and deduction testing
EPF and ESIC reconciliation
Contractor / vendor compliance evidence
Registers, returns and notices
Risk-rated findings and corrective action
Compliance note
Translate guidance into an establishment-specific review.
Define the audit period, locations, sampled records and legal basis before testing so findings remain reproducible.
Check the current statutory text, notifications, rules and official guidance before implementation.