{"id":110,"date":"2026-03-16T18:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/?p=110"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:11:41","slug":"zoho-people-hrms-india-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-people-hrms-india-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoho People HRMS: Complete HR Setup for Indian Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.ax-tip{background:#EFF6FF;border-left:4px solid #2563EB;padding:16px 20px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:.97em;line-height:1.6}\n.ax-warn{background:#FFF7ED;border-left:4px solid #E8650A;padding:16px 20px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:.97em;line-height:1.6}\n.ax-note{background:#F0FDF4;border-left:4px solid #16A34A;padding:16px 20px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:.97em;line-height:1.6}\n.ax-key{background:#F5F3FF;border-left:4px solid #7C3AED;padding:16px 20px;margin:28px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:.97em;line-height:1.6}\n.ax-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:28px 0;font-size:.94em}\n.ax-table th{background:#0A1628;color:#fff;padding:12px 14px;text-align:left;font-weight:600}\n.ax-table td{padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid #E5E7EB}\n.ax-table tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#F9FAFB}\n.ax-step{display:flex;gap:16px;margin:18px 0;align-items:flex-start}\n.ax-step-n{background:#2563EB;color:#fff;border-radius:50%;min-width:34px;height:34px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;font-size:1em;flex-shrink:0;margin-top:2px}\n.ax-step-body{flex:1}\n.ax-step-body strong{display:block;margin-bottom:4px;font-size:1em;color:#0A1628}\n.ax-facts{background:#0A1628;color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:28px 32px;margin:32px 0}\n.ax-facts h3{color:#E8650A;margin:0 0 16px;font-size:1.1em}\n.ax-facts ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px}\n.ax-facts li{margin-bottom:8px;line-height:1.6}\n.ax-verdict{background:#F0FDF4;border:1.5px solid #BBF7D0;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:28px 0}\n.ax-verdict strong{color:#15803D;display:block;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:1.05em}\n.ax-label{background:#EFF6FF;color:#2563EB;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 9px;font-size:.82em;font-weight:600;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"sp-toc-wrap\"><nav class=\"sp-blog-toc\" id=\"spBlogToc\" style=\"display:none\">\n  <h4>\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"18\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"12\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"18\" x2=\"3.01\" y2=\"18\"\/><\/svg>\n    On this page\n  <\/h4>\n  <ol class=\"sp-toc-list\" id=\"spTocList\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"<a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/products\/zoho-people\/\" class=\"sp-content-link\">Zoho People HRMS features<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-people-hr-india\/\">HRMS<\/a>: Complete HR Setup for Indian Companies\",\"description\":\"How to set up Zoho People HRMS for Indian companies: attendance, leave management, appraisals, and compliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-payroll-india-guide\">Zoho Payroll for PF and ESI<\/a>, ESI, and labour laws.\",\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Aaxonix\"},\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Aaxonix\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-17\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-people-hrms-india-guide\"}\n<\/script>\n\n<p>Managing HR in an Indian company involves a specific set of requirements: <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-payroll-india-guide\/\" class=\"sp-content-link\">Zoho Payroll PF ESI TDS guide<\/a> and ESI compliance, varied leave policies (earned leave, casual leave, sick leave, public holidays that differ by state), appraisal cycles, and increasingly, a workforce that expects mobile access to their HR information. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoho.com\/people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zoho People<\/a> HRMS India is built to handle all of this. This guide walks through setting it up correctly for an Indian organisation.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:36px 0;text-align:center;line-height:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inline_110_1.jpg\" alt=\"Zoho implementation partner India People HRMS India\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:820px;height:auto;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(10,22,40,.13);\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"ax-key\"><strong>Scope:<\/strong> Zoho People for Indian private limited companies and LLPs with 10-500 employees. Covers employee records, attendance, leave, appraisals, and integration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoho.com\/payroll\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zoho Payroll<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n<h2>Zoho People Core Modules<\/h2>\n\n<table class=\"ax-table\">\n<thead><tr><th>Module<\/th><th>What It Does<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Employee database<\/td><td>Central record for all employee information: personal, employment, documents, emergency contacts<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Attendance<\/td><td>Web, mobile, biometric, and geo-tagged check-in\/check-out with shift management<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Leave management<\/td><td>Multiple leave types, accrual rules, holiday calendar, approval workflows<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Appraisals<\/td><td>Goal setting, 360-degree feedback, performance ratings, appraisal cycles<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Onboarding<\/td><td>Digital onboarding workflows with document collection and task checklists<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Offboarding<\/td><td>Exit checklist, knowledge transfer tasks, final settlement calculations<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Time tracking<\/td><td>Project-based time logs, billable hours, overtime tracking<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<figure style=\"margin:36px 0;text-align:center;line-height:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inline_110_2.jpg\" alt=\"HR management India\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:820px;height:auto;border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(10,22,40,.13);\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Setting Up Zoho People for an Indian Company<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">1<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Organisation Settings<\/strong> Set company name, registered address, financial year start (April for India), time zone (IST), and working days (typically Monday-Saturday or Monday-Friday depending on your policy).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">2<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Departments and Designations<\/strong> Create your org structure: departments (Sales, Engineering, Accounts, Operations) and designations (Manager, Executive, Associate, Director). Employees are assigned to a department and designation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">3<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Leave Types and Policies<\/strong> Set up leave types per Indian labour law norms: Earned Leave (EL), typically 1 per 20 days worked; Casual Leave (CL), typically 12 days\/year; Sick Leave (SL), typically 12 days\/year; Maternity\/Paternity Leave; National and festival holidays (state-specific). Configure accrual rules, carry-forward limits, and encashment policies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">4<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Holiday Calendar<\/strong> Create the annual holiday calendar for your location. National holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti) plus state-specific holidays (Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra, Ugadi in Karnataka, etc.) plus company-specific holidays. Employees in different states can have different holiday calendars.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">5<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Attendance Configuration<\/strong> Choose attendance capture method: web clock-in (simplest), mobile app with geo-fencing (for field staff), or biometric integration (for factory\/office with attendance machine). Set shift timings and late arrival\/early departure policies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">6<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Add Employees<\/strong> Import employee data from Excel or enter manually. Required fields: Employee ID, Name, Date of Joining, Department, Designation, Reporting Manager, PAN, Aadhaar, Bank Details, PF UAN, ESI number. Documents (offer letter, appointment letter, address proof) can be uploaded per employee.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-step\">\n  <div class=\"ax-step-n\">7<\/div>\n  <div class=\"ax-step-body\"><strong>Connect to <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-payroll-statutory-compliance-india\/\">Zoho Payroll<\/a><\/strong> Link Zoho People attendance data to Zoho Payroll. Approved leaves and LOP (Loss of Pay) days flow to payroll automatically, eliminating manual data transfer between HR and accounts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Attendance Management for Indian Workplaces<\/h2>\n<p>Indian workplaces have diverse attendance scenarios Zoho People handles natively:<\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li><strong>Shift workers:<\/strong> Factory or call center staff with rotating shifts, Zoho People supports shift scheduling and shift change requests<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Field sales:<\/strong> Geo-tagged mobile check-in captures the location when the employee checks in, useful for verifying field visits<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Remote\/hybrid:<\/strong> Web-based clock-in works from anywhere; managers can see who is working and when<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Regularization:<\/strong> When an employee forgets to clock in, they can submit an attendance regularization request that the manager approves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"ax-warn\"><strong>Biometric integration note:<\/strong> Zoho People integrates with biometric devices via third-party middleware (TimeTrex, eSSL, etc.). Direct plug-and-play with all biometric brands is not available, discuss your specific device with your implementation partner before assuming compatibility.<\/div>\n\n<h2>Appraisal and Performance Management<\/h2>\n<p>Zoho People&#8217;s performance management module covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Goal setting at the start of the appraisal cycle (quarterly or annual)<\/li>\n  <li>Mid-year self-assessment and manager review<\/li>\n  <li>360-degree feedback from peers and subordinates (optional)<\/li>\n  <li>Final rating on a scale you configure (1-5, A\/B\/C\/D, etc.)<\/li>\n  <li>Competency-based assessment alongside KPI-based scoring<\/li>\n  <li>Appraisal results feed into increment calculations in Zoho Payroll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Employee Self-Service Portal<\/h2>\n<p>Zoho People&#8217;s employee portal reduces HR team workload significantly. Employees can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Apply for leave and see approval status<\/li>\n  <li>View their attendance record and submit regularization requests<\/li>\n  <li>Access their payslips and Form 16 (when connected to Zoho Payroll)<\/li>\n  <li>Update personal information (address, bank details, emergency contacts)<\/li>\n  <li>View the company holiday calendar and org chart<\/li>\n  <li>Submit expense reports and travel requests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Does Zoho People handle contract staff and consultants separately from full-time employees?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. You can create different employee types in Zoho People (permanent, contract, intern, consultant) with different leave policies, attendance rules, and compensation structures. Contract staff can have end-date alerts to trigger renewal or offboarding workflows.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Can we configure different leave policies for different offices?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Leave policies can be assigned at the department, location, or designation level. Employees in your Pune office can have different festival holidays than employees in Chennai, for example.<\/p>\n\n<h3>How does Zoho People handle maternity leave under the Maternity Benefit Act?<\/h3>\n<p>You configure maternity leave as a leave type with the applicable duration (26 weeks for first two children under the 2017 amendment). The approval workflow routes to HR and management. The leave is tracked separately from other leave types for compliance reporting.<\/p>\n\n<h3>What is the cost of Zoho People for 50 employees?<\/h3>\n<p>Zoho People Essential starts at Rs 48\/employee\/month. Professional is Rs 80\/employee\/month. For 50 employees, that is Rs 2,400-4,000\/month. Companies on <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/products\/zoho-one.html\">Zoho One<\/a> get Zoho People included. <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/contact.html\">Contact Aaxonix<\/a> for exact pricing for your company.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ax-note\"><strong>Related reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-payroll-india-guide\">Zoho Payroll Setup: PF, ESI, TDS<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-implementation-checklist-india\">47-Task Zoho Go-Live Checklist<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/managed-zoho-support-vs-diy-india\">Managed Zoho Support Guide<\/a> &nbsp;\u00b7&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-one-vs-individual-apps\">Zoho One vs Individual Apps: Pricing<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ax-verdict\"><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong> Zoho People is a comprehensive HRMS that handles the full employee lifecycle for Indian companies, from onboarding and attendance to appraisals and exit. When connected to Zoho Payroll, it eliminates the manual data transfer that causes most payroll errors. Setup typically takes 2-4 weeks for a 50-person company.<\/div>\n\n<p>Aaxonix implements Zoho People for companies across Pune and India. <a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/contact.html\">Get in touch<\/a> to discuss your HR setup requirements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-box\"><strong>Also See:<\/strong><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-people-vs-darwinbox-india\/\">Zoho People vs Darwinbox for Indian HR Teams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-payroll-integration-india\/\">Zoho Payroll Integration: People, Books and Attendance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aaxonix.com\/resources\/zoho-pf-esi-setup-india\/\">PF and ESI Setup in Zoho Payroll<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"HowTo\",\n  \"name\": \"Zoho People HRMS: Complete HR Setup for Indian Companies\",\n  \"description\": \"How to set up Zoho People for Indian HR teams -- attendance, leave policies, PF and ESI integration, performance appraisals, and employee self-service.\",\n  \"inLanguage\": \"en-IN\",\n  \"step\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n      \"name\": \"Zoho People Core Modules\",\n      \"text\": \"Module What It Does Employee database Central record for all employee information: personal, employment, documents, emergency contacts Attendance Web, mobile, biometric, and geo-tagged check-in\/check-out with shift management Leave management Multiple leave types, accrual rules, holiday calendar, ap\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n      \"name\": \"Setting Up Zoho People for an Indian Company\",\n      \"text\": \"1 Organisation Settings Set company name, registered address, financial year start (April for India), time zone (IST), and working days (typically Monday-Saturday or Monday-Friday depending on your policy). 2 Departments and Designations Create your org structure: departments (Sales, Engineering, Ac\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n      \"name\": \"Attendance Management for Indian Workplaces\",\n      \"text\": \"Indian workplaces have diverse attendance scenarios Zoho People handles natively:\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n      \"name\": \"Appraisal and Performance Management\",\n      \"text\": \"Zoho People's performance management module covers:\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"HowToStep\",\n      \"name\": \"Employee Self-Service Portal\",\n      \"text\": \"Zoho People's employee portal reduces HR team workload significantly. 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