Novelworx
Manpower Solutions
Four ways to bring people in, with payroll and compliance handled whenever they sit on our rolls.
- Permanent Recruitment
- Staffing Services (Hire & Deploy)
- Payrolling Services
- IT Staff Augmentation
You run the business. We run your workforce.
We hire your people, employ them on our rolls when that suits you, pay them correctly and keep every PF, ESIC, PT and TDS filing on time. One firm, accountable across India.
What we run
Four practices. One point of accountability.
HR Operations
HR professionals on your site, plus checks on the contractors who supply your workforce.
- Onsite HR operations
- Vendor workforce management
Payroll & Compliance
Every salary right and every PF, ESIC, PT and TDS filing on time.
- Full-cycle payroll
- Statutory compliance
Labour Law Advisory
Ongoing advice on central and state labour law, and one-time compliance closures.
- Labour law advisory
- Compliance closures
Why Novelworx
Four vendors become one contract.
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One contract, not four vendors.
Hiring, staffing, payroll and compliance under one owner. When something slips, you know exactly who to call.
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Run centrally. Delivered locally.
One governance model, with people on the ground in your city.
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Compliance comes first.
Every engagement is built to keep you audit-ready. Clients we manage have recorded zero statutory penalties.
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20–40% lower cost.
That's the typical saving against in-house teams or a stack of separate vendors.
How we work
Clear steps. Written SLAs. Quarterly reviews.
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Discovery call
We learn how your business runs and where it hurts.
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Custom proposal
A scope and SLA written for your situation.
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Onboarding
You get a dedicated account manager. We migrate your data and brief your team.
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Steady-state delivery
Monthly reports, and compliance calendars we manage before you have to ask.
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Quarterly reviews
We measure ourselves against the SLA and adjust the engagement with you.
Clients
Some of the companies we work with.
From Sify and UST Global to NDTV, Enphase and Yuken, across IT services, media, financial services, energy, manufacturing and healthcare.
Leadership
Run by people who have done the work.
Founders, chartered accountants and bankers with decades in people services, finance and governance.
Sundaresh Gopala
Managing Partner & Director
Sundaresh is an entrepreneur and adviser with 25+ years in people services and healthcare. He founded the search firm Orangei HR and has led hospital projects of 1,000+ beds. He works closely with high-growth startups, building partnerships through a wide network.
Ashwin Sundar
Managing Partner & Director
Ashwin is a Chartered Accountant and CPA with experience across finance, compliance, HR and business operations. He leads strategy, governance and execution for the business. Over 10+ years in managed services he helped build Talent Maximus, and he has advised 75+ startups on fundraising and scale-up.
Raghunathan
Director – Retail
Retail veteran with over 30 years of experience across retail formats, championing best retail practices. Instrumental in expanding brands like Provogue, Celio and Kaya Skin Clinics across India.
Presence
Headquartered in Bengaluru. Working across India.
Corporate offices in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, with further offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi and Goa.
8 cities
- Corporate
- Bengaluru · Chennai · Mumbai
- Back office
- Coimbatore
- Sales
- Hyderabad · Pune · Delhi · Goa
Questions, answered
What does Novelworx do?
Novelworx is a Bengaluru-headquartered manpower and HR services firm. It recruits permanent staff, deploys workers on its own rolls, payrolls people that clients choose, augments IT teams and runs onsite HR. It also manages payroll, PF, ESIC, PT and TDS compliance and gives labour law advice. Novelworx has 3,000+ people on its rolls.
What is the difference between permanent recruitment, staffing and payrolling?
In permanent recruitment, Novelworx finds the candidate and they join your rolls. In Hire & Deploy staffing, Novelworx finds the people and employs them on its own rolls at your site. In payrolling, you choose the people and Novelworx employs them. In both staffing models, Novelworx runs payroll, PF, ESIC, PT and exits.
Where does Novelworx operate?
Novelworx is headquartered in Bengaluru, with corporate offices in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai and further offices in Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi and Goa. Governance and compliance are run centrally, while recruitment and onsite HR are delivered on the ground in each client's city. Novelworx serves clients across India.
What kinds of companies and roles does Novelworx work with?
Novelworx works with startups, mid-market companies and large organisations across 10+ industries, including IT services, financial services, media, energy, manufacturing and healthcare. It fills blue-collar, grey-collar, technology and leadership roles. Clients include Sify, Happiest Minds, UST Global, ITC Infotech, NDTV, Geojit, Enphase and Yuken.
How much can outsourcing HR, payroll and staffing save?
Companies that hand staffing, HR, payroll and compliance to Novelworx typically save 20–40% compared with running in-house teams or managing several vendors. The saving comes from one contract, fewer internal hires and fewer statutory errors. The exact figure depends on headcount, locations and scope, which Novelworx sets out in a written proposal.
Start with one conversation.
Tell us the roles, the headcount and the cities, or the compliance problem you need fixed. We'll come back with a scope and an SLA you can hold us to.
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