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Country comparison
India vs Philippines
Compare payroll, employer obligations, leave, working time and employment requirements using Ivvora's structured country datasets.
At a glance
Hiring environment
Metric
India
Philippines
Payroll frequency
Monthly
At least every two weeks or twice monthly
Salary convention
Annual CTC widely used
Not fully modeled yet
Standard workweek
Generally 48 hours; state/establishment-specific
8-hour normal day; Weekly limit not stated in the supplied core research
Annual leave
Worker national framework 1/20 after qualification; substantial state variation
5 days Service Incentive Leave after 1 year, subject to exclusions
Maternity leave
26 weeks standard
105 days live childbirth; +15 days solo parent; 60 days miscarriage/emergency termination
Paternity leave
No general private-sector statutory entitlement
7 paid days for qualifying married male employee, subject to statutory conditions
Probation
Contractual; no one national universal duration
maximum 6 months, subject to stated exception
Employer costs
Cannot be represented honestly as one universal percentage
Not fully modeled yet
Required annual compensation
8.33%–20% where statutory eligibility applies; current ceilings unresolved for calculator
13th-month pay
Vacation premium
Not fully modeled yet
Not fully modeled yet
Notice
category/state/contract dependent
30-day employee resignation notice without just cause; employer termination rules are cause-specific
Payroll complexity
High
Multiple required components; salary-credit and banded contributions apply
Termination complexity
High
Cause-specific separation pay and due-process rules
Employer costs
India employer contributions
EPF/EPS employer contribution
12% of Statutory Wages
Calculation data ready
Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance contribution
0.5% of Statutory Wages
Calculation data ready
EPF administration charge
0.5% of Scheme Wage Basis
Calculation data ready
Employees' State Insurance employer contribution
3.25% of ESI Wages
Calculation data ready
Labour Welfare Fund employer contribution
Employer / scenario-specific
Scenario-dependent
Employer costs
Philippines employer contributions
Social Security (SSS)
10% of Monthly Salary Credit
Calculation data ready
Employees' Compensation Program
Employer / scenario-specific
Calculation data ready
PhilHealth premium — employer share
2.5% of Monthly Basic Salary
Calculation data ready
Pag-IBIG Fund / HDMF — employer share
2% of Monthly Fund Salary
Calculation data ready
Required compensation
India additional compensation
Statutory bonus
Percentage
Scenario-dependent
Gratuity
Formula-based
Calculation data ready
Required compensation
Philippines additional compensation
13th-month pay
Formula-based
Calculation data ready
Research quality
What backs this comparison
Ivvora keeps source coverage, research gaps and unresolved contradictions attached to each country rather than hiding them behind one headline score.
India
Sources
43
Known gaps
15
Tracked conflicts
5
Last verified
2026-09-20
Philippines
Sources
39
Known gaps
18
Tracked conflicts
1
Last verified
2026-09-20
Why Ivvora does not rank these countries with one score
Hiring cost and compliance depend on employee type, salary, employer structure, location and other scenario inputs. Ivvora therefore compares the underlying rules instead of declaring one country universally cheaper or easier.