Payal Sharma
Product Lead, AttendFirst
About
Payal focuses on leave management and compliance workflows for Indian businesses.
Payal works on HR and attendance workflows for Indian businesses across retail, manufacturing, and professional services. Her focus is the compliance side: PL/SL/CL structures, half-day rules, state-specific working hour caps, and what breaks when a workflow moves off WhatsApp and Excel into a tool. She writes the field and vertical guides on AttendFirst.
Areas of expertise
- Leave management
- Indian labour compliance
- Shops and Establishment Act
- Field staff operations
- Retail workforce processes
Posts by Payal Sharma (12)
The four labour codes replaced the Factories Act and 28 other laws on 21 November 2025. What changed for your attendance register, muster roll, and leave.
Online Attendance System: How It Works for Indian SMBsHow an online attendance system works end to end - phones, cloud records, admin dashboard - what you need to run one, and what it costs in India.
Muster Roll Format: Free Template (Excel + PDF) for IndiaThe muster roll format used on Indian construction sites and in factories: free Excel and PDF templates, a column-by-column guide, and the laws behind it.
Attendance App for Retail Stores in India (2026 Guide)How retail stores in India can track employee attendance across multiple locations without biometric machines. GPS, selfie, QR check-in, and cost comparison.
Construction Worker Attendance: Multi-Site Guide (India)Attendance for Indian construction firms with multiple sites. GPS verification, daily wage workers, overtime, BOCW compliance. Real scenario + setup guide.
Hospitality Attendance: Restaurants, Hotels & Cafes IndiaAttendance for Indian restaurants, hotels, cafes. GPS + selfie for split shifts, multi-location rosters, 24-hour ops. Real scenarios + setup checklist.
Attendance Sheet in Excel: Free Template for India (2026)Free monthly attendance sheet in Excel and PDF for India, with casual, sick, and earned leave columns and totals that calculate themselves.
Attendance + Leave Management: One Tool for Indian SMBsWhat breaks when attendance and leave live in separate tools. Real scenario from a 35-employee Pune retail chain, migration steps, and what to look for.
GPS Attendance App for Small Business in India (2026)How GPS attendance tracking works for Indian small businesses. Location check-in, accuracy, selfie verification, privacy, and why it beats biometric machines.
Sick Leave vs Casual Leave in India: The SMB Guide (2026)The real difference between sick leave and casual leave in India under Shops & Establishments Acts. Sample policies, tracking tips, and FAQ for Indian SMBs.
Leave Management Software for Indian SMBs: Free OptionsFree leave management software for Indian businesses: PL/SL/CL tracking, half-day leave, manager approval workflows, and auto-computed balance included.
Biometric vs Selfie Attendance for Indian Businesses (2026)Biometric machines vs selfie GPS apps for Indian SMBs. Full cost breakdown, accuracy, buddy-punch protection, and when biometric hardware still makes sense.