❓ Frequently Asked
Questions about Compliance Forge and HR audit services
About Compliance Forge
What is Compliance Forge?
Compliance Forge is an end-to-end HR audit platform from FOGS Consultants. It helps Indian businesses plan and run audits across statutory compliance, payroll, labour law, POSH and contractors, verify documents, track findings and corrective actions to closure, and stay audit-ready all year from one dashboard.
What does “end-to-end HR audit” mean?
It covers the whole audit lifecycle: scoping and evidence collection, verification, findings, corrective actions, approvals, closure tracking and audit-ready reporting, plus continuous monitoring of deadlines and licence expiry. Audit readiness becomes a year-round state instead of a last-minute scramble.
Who needs Compliance Forge?
HR, compliance, finance and operations teams in manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, logistics, facility management and other businesses that must prove compliance with labour and HR laws across employees, contractors and sites.
What does Compliance Forge audit?
EPF, ESIC, Professional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund; the four Labour Codes and state labour law; POSH; Shops & Establishments; factory and workplace safety; contract labour and vendors; statutory registers and returns; and HR policies and appointment letters.
Does Compliance Forge support multiple locations?
Yes. It is built for multi-site operations, with branch-wise tracking and audits rolled up into a single organisation-wide dashboard.
Can contractors upload their own documents?
Yes. Contractors and vendors get their own portal access to upload licences and statutory documents directly, which then move through your internal verification and approval workflow.
Can reminders be automated?
Yes. Expiry alerts, renewal reminders and compliance deadlines are automated, so tracking doesn't depend on someone remembering to check a spreadsheet.
Can it integrate with our existing HR and payroll systems?
Yes. Compliance Forge is part of the FOGS ecosystem and is designed to share workforce and compliance data with HR Forge, Payroll Forge, Legal Forge and EPF Easy Connect where you use them together.
Does Compliance Forge replace a compliance consultant?
No. It pairs software with a compliance team, so findings come with expert interpretation. The AI Compliance Assistant supports your team's decisions with faster information, and final compliance judgement stays with qualified professionals.
Can it track licence expiry across hundreds of contractors?
Yes. Expiry tracking and alerts are designed to scale from a handful of contractors to enterprise-wide, multi-site operations.
Is Compliance Forge suitable for MSMEs?
Yes. The Starter plan is built for single-site teams with up to 25 contractors, and you can move up to multi-site and enterprise plans as you grow.
Law and compliance
Do the new Labour Codes change how HR audits are done?
Yes. The four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025, and Central Rules were notified in May 2026. State rules are being notified at different speeds, so an audit has to check both the Central position and your state's. Compliance Forge tracks your obligations state by state. See our labour law compliance service.
Is the CLRA still in force?
The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 was subsumed into the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code with effect from 21 November 2025. Existing licences generally remain valid subject to intimation to the registration authority, and Compliance Forge tracks both legacy and new licences. See contract labour compliance.
Are the dates in the compliance calendar legally binding?
The calendar shows the established statutory schedule and flags state-specific and AGM-linked dates as indicative. Due dates are sometimes extended or revised by notification, so always confirm against the latest official notice. See the compliance calendar.
Is the content on this website legal advice?
No. Guides, checklists and the calendar are general information. For advice on your situation, talk to our compliance team.
Pricing and rollout
How is Compliance Forge priced?
Plans scale with the number of contractors, sites and modules. Exact pricing follows a short demo so the quote reflects your operation.
Do you offer consulting together with the software?
Yes. The Custom plan bundles Compliance Forge platform access with ongoing compliance consulting and custom service levels, and every implementation is backed by a compliance team, not only a support queue.
How quickly can we get started?
Onboarding starts with your entity, site and licence list. We load it, configure audit workflows and alerts, and invite contractors to their portal. Timelines depend on the number of sites and contractors, and we scope them in your demo.
How do I contact you?
Call or WhatsApp +91 88919 09965, email compliance@fogsconsultants.com, or use the contact form. We respond within one business day.
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