Manpower consultancy in Chennai, run from our own Chennai office
Godstone Consultech was set up in Chennai in 2019 and Chennai is where we work every day. We recruit, verify, onboard and pay contract, temporary and permanent staff for factories, warehouses, hospitals, retail and offices across the city and its industrial belts. Tamil Nadu wage, PF, ESI and professional-tax compliance is handled by us.
Tell us the area, role and headcount. Our Chennai team will come back with an itemised rate and a realistic start date.
A Chennai staffing agency that owns the whole file, not just the CV
Chennai hiring rarely fails on the job advert. It fails on the commute, on a late wage date or on a missing PF number. Those problems reach the local worker network long before the next vacancy goes up. Our work covers the whole cycle: sourcing, document and reference checks, statutory enrolment, wage payment and follow-up on site.
Because our office is in the city, we can meet you at your site, run interviews at your premises and come back when something goes wrong. Most Chennai sites are within a couple of hours of Guindy.
- ✓Contract, temporary and permanent staffing, RPO and executive search
- ✓Facility and support staff for offices, hospitals and retail
- ✓Tamil Nadu minimum-wage checks, PF, ESI, professional tax and labour welfare fund
- ✓Interviews and trade tests at your site or at our Guindy office
- ✓Monthly wage, attendance and statutory challan pack for your records
Where Chennai's jobs are, and what each belt needs
Chennai is not one labour market. It is five or six belts, each with its own employers, shift patterns and commute routes. Pick the belt your site is in to see the employers there, the roles most requested and the commute and shift points to plan around.
Site outside these belts, such as Tiruvallur, Arakkonam or Kanchipuram town? Send the pin code and we will tell you honestly how deep the local pool is.
The Chennai roles we are asked for most, and how we screen them
These are the roles Chennai employers most often bring to a manpower consultancy. For each one we test the skill that matters on your shop floor, not just what the CV says.
| Role | Where the demand is | What we check before deployment |
|---|---|---|
| CNC / VMC operators | Ambattur, Guindy, Oragadam, Maraimalai Nagar | Machine-specific trade test (Fanuc or Siemens control), drawing reading, offset setting, first-piece inspection |
| Production & assembly operators | Sriperumbudur, Oragadam, Irungattukottai | Dexterity and colour-vision check, shift availability, ITI or diploma verification where required |
| Welders & fitters | Ennore, Manali, Ambattur, Gummidipoondi | Process and position test (SMAW, MIG, TIG), fit-up and alignment, safety induction |
| Forklift & warehouse staff | Red Hills, Poonamallee, NH48 warehouses | Licence and practical load test for operators; pick-rate and scanner trial for pickers |
| Housekeeping & pantry | OMR, Guindy, Taramani, hospitals | Reference check, chemical-handling briefing, grooming and site SOP walk-through |
| Back office, data entry & telecallers | OMR, Guindy, T. Nagar, Ambattur | Typing and accuracy test, Tamil and English communication, system trial |
Other roles, from staff nurses to accountants, are covered on our role pages. Some roles, such as drivers and forklift operators, need a valid licence verified before deployment.
What a Chennai employer needs to know about Tamil Nadu labour rules
India's four Labour Codes have applied since 21 November 2025, but wages, professional tax and shop registration are still largely a State matter. These are the Tamil Nadu rules that affect contract and temporary staff in Chennai.
| Rule | What applies in Chennai | What we handle |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum wages | Tamil Nadu fixes minimum wages by scheduled employment (shops, engineering, hospitals, hotels and others) and by zone. Greater Chennai is Zone A, but SIPCOT estates in panchayat areas can fall in a lower zone, so the site address decides. The dearness allowance (VDA) is revised every April. As a rough guide, shop and office roles in Zone A are about ₹14,000–₹14,750 a month from 1 April 2026. Factory schedules are usually higher. | We match each role to its schedule and zone, apply the April VDA revision, and show the basic, VDA and allowances on the rate card. |
| Professional tax | Levied half-yearly by the local body. Greater Chennai Corporation's revised slabs are: up to ₹21,000 half-yearly income nil; ₹21,001–30,000 ₹180; ₹30,001–45,000 ₹425; ₹45,001–60,000 ₹930; ₹60,001–75,000 ₹1,025; above ₹75,000 ₹1,250. Other municipalities and panchayats set their own rates. | We deduct and remit professional tax to the correct local body for each worker's place of work. |
| Shops & Establishments | Offices, shops and warehouses come under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947. Since the 2018 amendment, registration is online, and establishments with ten or more workers must register. Women can work between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. only with written consent and safe transport, lighting and a working Internal Committee. | We check the site's registration and night-shift arrangements before we deploy women on late shifts. |
| Labour welfare fund | The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Act collects ₹20 a year from each employee and ₹40 from the employer. It is deducted from December wages and paid to the Welfare Board by 31 January through its online portal. | We deduct and pay it for every worker on our rolls on 31 December. |
| Contract labour (OSH Code) | The OSH Code replaced the Contract Labour Act on 21 November 2025. Contract-labour provisions apply where 50 or more contract workers are engaged (the old threshold was 20), and a contractor with 50 or more needs a licence. Tamil Nadu's own rules under the Code were still in draft when we last checked (September 2026), so earlier State rules continue where they do not conflict. | We confirm with you, before deployment starts, whether the headcount triggers registration or licensing. We keep wage registers, attendance and challans ready for inspection. |
| Permanent-status rule | Under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981, a workman who completes 480 days of continuous service in 24 calendar months can claim permanent status. Courts have applied this to workers engaged through contractors in some cases. | For long-running roles we help you decide early between contract, fixed-term and permanent hiring, instead of rolling temporary contracts. |
Sources: Tamil Nadu Labour Department notifications, Greater Chennai Corporation professional-tax schedule, Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board. Wage figures are indicative and change with every VDA revision. Check the current notification for your scheduled employment, or use our minimum wage calculator.
Why Chennai headcount leaks in the second month, and what fixes it
In our experience, contract staff rarely leave over a few hundred rupees. They leave over the commute, the wage date and the way the first week is handled.
Sourcing from too far away
An Oragadam requirement filled from a district four hours away looks fine in week one and falls apart by week six. We source along your bus routes and suburban-rail lines first, and we tell you when the local pool is thin.
Northeast monsoon absenteeism
October to December rains flood low-lying areas such as Velachery, Pallikaranai and parts of North Chennai, and attendance drops. For critical lines we build a standby list before the monsoon starts.
Late or unexplained pay
Under the Code on Wages, monthly wages must be paid by the 7th of the following month. We pay on a fixed date with a payslip that shows every deduction, which stops most complaints.
Local sourcing, clear pay, a named contact
Each site has one Chennai coordinator who visits, takes attendance issues and handles replacements. Workers get a phone number for us, not only for your supervisor.
From requirement to first day on a Chennai site
The same six steps from our brochure, with the Chennai specifics. Timelines depend on role and headcount. We give you a date once we have seen the site.
Understand the requirement
Site visit or call. We agree roles, skills, shifts, wage band, transport and canteen arrangements, and the documents you need from each worker.
Source and screen
Referrals, job portals, ITI and polytechnic contacts, and walk-ins at our Guindy office or at 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 see only candidates who have passed.
Client interview and selection
You interview the shortlist at your premises or online. We schedule the interviews and give each candidate a clear offer: wage, shift and joining date.
Onboard and deploy
Appointment letter, UAN and ESIC enrolment, bank account check, ID card and safety induction before day one.
Ongoing support
Attendance, payroll by the 7th, PF, ESI, PT and LWF remittance, a monthly compliance pack, and a replacement when someone leaves.
Our Chennai offices
We do not run branch offices in other cities. Everything is managed from these two Chennai addresses. Please call before visiting so the right person is in.
Guindy
No. 103 Velachery Main Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600032. Client meetings, candidate interviews and document submission.
Pallikaranai
No. 5 Ashtalakshmi Avenue, 1st Street, Pallikaranai, Chennai – 600100.
Chennai staffing FAQs
The questions Chennai HR and plant teams ask us most often: coverage, cost, compliance and speed.
Ask us about your Chennai site →Which areas of Chennai do you cover?+
The whole metro and its industrial belts: Ambattur, Guindy and Thirumudivakkam estates, Sriperumbudur, Irungattukottai and Oragadam, OMR and Taramani, Ennore, Manali and Gummidipoondi, and the GST Road corridor to Maraimalai Nagar and Chengalpattu. We source as close to your site as the local pool allows.
How fast can you supply manpower in Chennai?+
It depends on the role and headcount. Helpers, housekeeping and warehouse staff can often be deployed within days. Skilled trades that need a trade test, and bulk requirements, take longer. We commit to a date after we understand the role and see the site, and we tell you straight away if we cannot meet it.
What does contract staff cost in Chennai?+
The wage must be at least the Tamil Nadu minimum wage for your scheduled employment and zone. On top of that come employer PF (12% of PF wages, up to the ₹25,000 ceiling from 17 September 2026), ESI (3.25% where gross wages are ₹21,000 or less), bonus, leave, gratuity provision, our service fee and 18% GST. We send an itemised rate card so you can see each line.
Do you have a CLRA licence for Chennai?+
The Contract Labour Act has been replaced by the OSH Code since 21 November 2025. Under the Code a contractor needs a licence only when it engages 50 or more contract workers. Before deployment we will confirm what your headcount requires and share our GST, EPFO, ESIC and Udyam registrations.
Can you staff multiple Chennai sites on one contract?+
Yes. You can have one agreement with site-wise annexures, site-wise or consolidated invoices, one named contact, and attendance and exit reporting for each site.
Do you also hire permanent staff and managers in Chennai?+
Yes. Permanent staffing, executive search and recruitment process outsourcing are part of our core services. For these we source and screen candidates, and you employ them directly.
Can I visit your office?+
Yes. Our visiting office is at No. 103 Velachery Main Road, Guindy. Please call +91 860 850 6800 first so the right person is available.
Chennai hiring, by service and role
Hiring in Chennai this month?
Send the area, role, headcount and shift pattern. We will reply with an itemised rate, the documents we need from you and a realistic start date. Call us on +91 860 850 6800. Or write to info@godstoneconsultech.in.