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title: Equal Remuneration Act Annual Return Form Template for Indian Employers | Paperform
description: Professional Equal Remuneration Act annual return form for Indian businesses. Track male-female wage parity, job categorization, and compliance declarations with an easy-to-use online template.
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### Equal Remuneration Act Annual Return Form Template

India's Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 mandates that employers pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for the same work or work of similar nature. Annual returns are essential compliance documents that help organizations demonstrate their commitment to wage parity and fair employment practices.

This **Equal Remuneration Act Annual Return template** is designed for Indian businesses, HR departments, and compliance officers who need to submit detailed wage parity reports to labour authorities. The form captures comprehensive workforce data across job categories, compares male and female remuneration, and ensures your organization meets statutory obligations.

#### Who should use this form?

This template is ideal for:

 - **HR managers and compliance officers** in Indian establishments with five or more employees
 - **Legal and regulatory teams** managing labour law compliance
 - **Business owners and directors** responsible for statutory filings
 - **Consultants and professional services firms** managing compliance for multiple clients

#### Key features of this template

The form guides you through essential sections including establishment details, ownership information, detailed employee categorization by gender and job role, wage comparison data, and formal compliance declarations. It's structured to match the requirements of Form D under the Equal Remuneration Rules, making annual submissions straightforward and audit-ready.

With Paperform's calculation fields and conditional logic, you can automatically compute gender ratios and highlight any discrepancies in real-time. Connect your submission to **[Stepper](https://stepper.io)** to automatically route completed returns to senior management for review, trigger notifications to legal teams, or sync data with your HRMS and compliance tracking systems—no manual data entry required.

For establishments that need formal sign-offs from authorized signatories, integrate **[Papersign](https://papersign.com)** to collect secure eSignatures on compliance declarations, creating a complete audit trail from submission to approval.

#### Streamline compliance with automation

Managing statutory returns doesn't have to mean chasing spreadsheets and email threads. Use Paperform to centralize your Equal Remuneration Act reporting, set up annual reminders, and keep your compliance documentation organized and accessible. With Stepper workflows, you can automate follow-ups, archive submissions to Google Drive or your document management system, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks during audit season.

Trusted by HR teams and legal departments across India, this template helps you meet your Equal Remuneration Act obligations with clarity, accuracy and confidence.
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