Tell us the role. We will bring the people.
Godstone Consultech is a manpower consultancy based in Chennai, serving manufacturing and service businesses since 2019. We handle contract, temporary and permanent staffing, RPO, executive search and facility staff, with payroll, PF and ESI managed for everyone on our rolls. Send the requirement and we aim to reply within one working day with an itemised rate card.
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Clients across retail, healthcare, manufacturing, media and services in Tamil Nadu and beyond, more than 20 in all since 2019.
One staffing partner, from the shop floor to leadership.
Many businesses juggle several manpower vendors and still carry the compliance risk themselves. We handle sourcing, screening, onboarding, payroll and statutory filings under one agreement, with one invoice and a compliance file you can hand to an auditor on any day of the month. Godstone is led by two managing partners.
Every layer of your workforce. One manpower partner.
Contract staffing
Skilled and unskilled workers on our payroll, deployed at your site on flexible contracts that follow your production and seasonal demand.
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Temporary staffing
Short-term teams for peaks, seasons and projects, onboarded properly and released cleanly with full and final settlement.
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Permanent staffing
Screened and referenced shortlists for long-term roles, vetted for skill fit and culture fit, and hired onto your rolls.
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Executive search
Focused search for mid- and senior-management roles, from plant heads and function leaders to the top team.
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Recruitment process outsourcing
We run your hiring pipeline, from sourcing and screening to onboarding, as an extension of your HR team.
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Facility management
Housekeeping, pantry, front-office and support staff for offices, campuses, plants and hospitals.
Explore →All services are available to both manufacturing and service businesses. Payroll, PF, ESI and statutory filings are included for everyone we place on our rolls. See payroll and compliance.
Pick how you hire. We'll staff it.
Start with one manpower service. Add the rest under the same contract when you need them.
Workers on our payroll or yours — for a season, a project or permanently. We source, screen, deploy and supervise; you set the output target.
Eight industry groups, from shop floors to front offices.
These are the industry groups our clients come from. For each one we start from your process, shift pattern and compliance checklist, not from a generic job description.
Machine operators, assembly and production staff, maintenance trades and quality inspectors for engineering, plastics, packaging and process plants, rostered to your shift pattern.
We tailor workforce solutions for any sector. Our industry pages set out the roles, shift patterns and compliance points for each one.
Manpower supply for any role, shop floor to front office.
Trade-tested, verified and inducted before day one. Pick a job family to see how we screen and deploy.
Production & machining
Operators and technicians trade-tested on your machine type and inducted on your line's safety rules before the first shift.
How an engagement works, from brief to monthly review.
Six steps, the same for a single hire or a full shift. Timelines depend on the role, headcount and location, so we give you a dated plan once we have scoped the work, not a generic promise.
Understand the requirement
Roles, skills, shifts, sites, wage band, transport and the documents you need, captured in one call or a site visit.
Source and screen
Referrals, job portals, ITIs and colleges, and walk-ins near your site. Candidates are screened for skill, commute and shift fit.
Verify and shortlist
Identity, address, education and previous-employer checks, plus trade tests for skilled roles. You only see candidates who pass.
Client interview and selection
You interview the shortlist at your site or online. Each selected candidate gets a written offer with wage, shift and joining date.
Onboard and deploy
Appointment letter, UAN and ESIC enrolment, bank details, ID card, induction and PPE, all before the first shift.
Ongoing support
Attendance, payroll and statutory filings every month, performance follow-ups, and replacements when someone leaves.
What goes into a contract staffing rate card.
A contract worker costs more than their wage, and a cheap quote usually means one of these lines is missing. Every Godstone rate card shows each line separately, so you can check it against the law and compare quotes fairly.
Figures are as of September 2026. Wage floors differ by State, scheduled employment and zone.
| Line | How it is worked out |
|---|---|
| Gross wage | At least the State minimum wage for the scheduled employment and zone, and usually the local market rate for the role. Under the Labour Codes, if allowances exceed 50% of total pay, the excess counts as wages for PF, bonus and gratuity. |
| Employer PF | 12% of PF wages, on wages up to ₹25,000 a month from 17 September 2026 (previously ₹15,000), plus EDLI and administration charges. |
| Employer ESI | 3.25% of gross wages, where gross wages are ₹21,000 a month or less. |
| Statutory bonus | 8.33% to 20% for eligible employees, those with wages up to ₹21,000 a month, provisioned monthly. |
| Leave & gratuity | Paid leave and holiday provision. Gratuity provision is about 4.81% of wages; fixed-term employees qualify after one year under the Social Security Code. |
| State levies | Labour welfare fund where the State has one. Professional tax is deducted from the worker's pay, not added to your cost. |
| Service fee | Our fee for sourcing, payroll, compliance and replacements, agreed per engagement and shown as its own line. |
| GST | 18% on the whole invoice value, not only the service fee. Registered businesses can usually claim input tax credit. |
Your auditor asks. We hand over the file.
When you use contract workers, you are still answerable if their wages or statutory dues go unpaid. Our compliance work produces the records that show they were paid: registers, wage records, and PF, ESI, professional-tax and welfare-fund remittances. They are updated every month, not assembled the night before an inspection.
What the Labour Codes changed for contract staffing.
If your staffing contract was written before November 2025, some of it now points to laws that no longer exist. These are the changes we build into every new engagement.
Four Labour Codes in force
The Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code and OSH Code replaced 29 older laws, including the Contract Labour Act. Many States' own rules were still being finalised in 2026, and older State rules apply where they do not conflict.
Higher contract-labour threshold
Contract-labour provisions and contractor licensing under the OSH Code now apply at 50 or more contract workers, up from 20. Contract labour in core activities is restricted, with listed exceptions.
Wages defined more tightly
If allowances exceed half of total pay, the excess counts as wages for PF, gratuity and bonus. Salary structures that kept basic pay artificially low now cost more.
New EPF wage ceiling
From 17 September 2026 the EPF wage ceiling rose from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month, raising PF cost for many blue-collar roles. Fixed-term employees now earn gratuity after one year.
Statutory registrations
Godstone Consultech Services is registered with GST, EPFO, ESIC and Udyam (MSME), the registrations vendor-onboarding teams check first. Copies of each certificate are shared with the proposal.
Chennai-based, deploying where you operate.
We work from our own offices in Chennai and serve clients across Tamil Nadu and beyond. We do not run branch offices in other cities. For sites elsewhere we recruit locally, onboard at your premises, appoint a site coordinator and run payroll and compliance from Chennai, following each State's own wage notification, professional tax and welfare fund. Each city page explains the local industrial belts and State rules.
Six red flags when choosing a manpower agency.
Use this checklist on any agency, including us. If a vendor fails one of these tests, the compliance risk comes back to you as the principal employer.
The agency asks candidates for a fee
Legitimate agencies are paid by the employer. Worker-paid fees lead to debt, early exits and audit findings for you.
The rate is below the State minimum plus statutory costs
If a quote works out cheaper than the minimum wage plus PF, ESI and bonus, something is not being paid.
GST is charged only on the service fee
GST on manpower supply applies to the whole invoice value. A quote showing otherwise is either wrong or will be corrected later, at your cost.
No challans, no payslips
Ask for last month's PF and ESI challans and a sample payslip. An agency that cannot show them is not paying them.
Original certificates are held
Keeping workers' original documents is a red flag in customer audits, and Karnataka has now banned it outright. Copies are enough.
No written terms for workers
Every worker should get an appointment letter stating wage, shift and deductions. Verbal promises are where disputes start.
Straight answers before you sign.
Pricing, liability, timelines and registrations: the questions every buyer asks a manpower consultancy. For line-item costs, read the fees guide.
Staffing agency fees in India →What does a manpower consultancy do for a business?+
A manpower consultancy finds, screens and deploys people for your operations. They can be on its payroll, as contract or temporary staff, or placed directly on yours through permanent recruitment, RPO or executive search. Godstone Consultech does all of these for manufacturing and service businesses, and handles payroll, PF, ESI and statutory filings for everyone on our rolls.
How are manpower supply charges calculated?+
Contract staffing is billed as the worker's gross wage (at least the State minimum wage for the employment), plus employer PF on wages up to ₹25,000, ESI where gross wages are ₹21,000 or less, bonus, leave and gratuity provisions, any State welfare-fund contribution, and our service fee, with 18% GST on the total. The fee depends on headcount, skill, location and duration, and is agreed per engagement. Permanent and executive hires are billed as a placement fee agreed before the search starts.
Who is liable for compliance when we use contract labour?+
You remain answerable as the principal employer if wages or statutory dues are not paid. Since 21 November 2025 contract labour is governed by the OSH Code, which replaced the Contract Labour Act, and its contract-labour provisions apply where 50 or more contract workers are engaged. We maintain the registers, wage records and PF, ESI, PT and LWF remittances, and share them with you every month, so you can show the dues were paid.
How quickly can you deploy manpower?+
It depends on the role, the headcount and the location. Helpers and support roles move faster than skilled trades that need a trade test, and sites near Chennai are faster than distant ones. We aim to reply to every requirement within one working day, and we commit to a dated plan once we have scoped the work.
Which cities and industries do you cover?+
We are based in Chennai and serve clients across Tamil Nadu and beyond, including Sriperumbudur, Hosur, Coimbatore and Madurai, and, for the right engagement, other cities such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune. Our clients come from eight industry groups: manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, retail and e-commerce, media and entertainment, textiles and apparel, technology and electronics, facility services, and BPO and transcription.
What registrations does Godstone hold?+
Godstone Consultech Services is registered for GST (33AAUFG2780R1ZJ), with EPFO and ESIC, and with Udyam as an MSME. Copies of each certificate are shared with our proposal. Whether a contractor licence is needed for your engagement depends on the headcount under the OSH Code, and we confirm that before deployment starts.
Do candidates pay Godstone a fee?+
No. Candidates never pay us for a job. If anyone asks for money in Godstone's name, please report it on +91 860 850 6800.
How do we start?+
Send the role, headcount, location and start date using the form on this page, call +91 860 850 6800 or email info@godstoneconsultech.in. We will set up a call or a site visit, then send an itemised rate card and a deployment plan.
Send the requirement. Get an itemised plan.
Request a manpower proposal and our Chennai team aims to reply within one working day with an itemised rate card, a deployment plan and the list of compliance documents you will receive each month. Prefer to talk? Call +91 860 850 6800 or email info@godstoneconsultech.in.