‘Pay salaries twice a month’: Anupam Mittal’s pitch to Corporate India – BusinessToday

Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal has known as on corporations to rethink how and when staff are paid, arguing that salaries ought to ideally be credited twice a month as a substitute of following what he described as a “British-period” subsequent-month payout system.

In a LinkedIn publish on Monday, Mittal mentioned many corporations promote advantages resembling enhanced depart, free meals, and distant work to place themselves as worker-centric, however typically overlook one of the essential points for staff – well timed wage funds.

“Most corporations pay salaries on the seventh. Some on the first until it is the weekend, which then means the 2nd, third or the 4th,” he wrote.

Mittal mentioned Shaadi.com modified its payroll observe a number of years in the past by crediting salaries on the finish of the present month reasonably than within the following month.

“Just a few years in the past, we determined Shaadi.com that salaries ought to exit on the finish of the present month, not within the following month. Not as a perk. However as frequent sense,” he mentioned.

In accordance to Mittal, delayed wage funds can have a important influence on staff’ day-to-day funds. 

“Bcs for some people, a week’s delay could also be an accounting element. However for many, it may possibly imply an EMI bounce, a hire scramble, an ungainly name, or half a day wasted fixing one thing that ought to by no means have damaged.”

He argued that predictable and sooner entry to revenue improves monetary stability for staff, including: “Money circulate is dignity.”

Mittal went a step additional and urged that corporations ought to think about paying staff twice each month. “Actually, I feel cos ought to pay twice a month, fifteenth and thirtieth. Sure, payroll groups will grumble a bit. However in 2026, with tech, this isn’t rocket science.”

The entrepreneur mentioned extra frequent wage funds may cut back monetary stress, assist staff keep away from debt traps and increase spending within the economic system. 

“Higher money circulate means much less stress, fewer debt traps, extra spending velocity and ergo, a GDP nudge. Win for workers. Win for cos. Win for the economic system. So, push your HR & lets finish this British-period subsequent-month payout system?”