Before implementing Frappe HR, Aizar Pipes captured attendance through biometric devices but relied on manual processing for payroll and statutory calculations. The key challenges included: Multiple HR policies: Managing different holiday lists, shifts and employee grades across two states required substantial coordination. Complex overtime and incentives: The payroll team manually applied overtime rules and tiered incentive policies for different employee categories. Manual statutory calculations: PF contributions, ESI contributions, professional tax and salary-related TDS required separate calculations and verification. Professional tax complexity: Different salary slabs, location-specific requirements and six-month advance-payment calculations added to the administrative workload. Time-consuming payroll preparation: Each payroll cycle typically took one to two days, followed by further work to prepare statutory reports and payment information. Salary-related grievances: Queries continued after salary disbursement, requiring the team to revisit attendance records, calculations and deductions. Increasing workload: Workforce growth made the existing manual processes progressively harder to manage. The Solution After researching ERPNext and evaluating multiple vendors, Aizar Pipes selected Wahni IT Solutions to implement Frappe HR. The implementation brought employee records, HR policies and payroll processing into a common system, accommodating the company’s multiple locations, shifts, holiday calendars and employee grades. Statutory calculations and reporting formed an important part of the implementation: Provident Fund: Employee and employer contribution calculations, with PF reports to support statutory submissions and payments. Professional Tax: Complex calculations based on applicable salary slabs and location-specific rules, including the company’s six-month advance-payment requirements. ESI: Employee and employer contribution calculations, along with compliance and payment reports. TDS: Salary-related tax calculations and withholding through payroll, with records to support verification and statutory reporting.