Compliance:

• Ensure compliances & implementation of various provisions regarding health, safety and welfare of the employees laid down under Factories Act & other various Act.
• Conduct Audits to ensure Parker and Contractors are compliant to all applicable statutory requirements.
• Preparing Annual Returns, Half yearly Returns, and Maintaining Statutory Registers and complying all the statutory requirements under Factories Act, Contract Labour Act and other various Act.
• Liaising with various Government Authorities like Revenue, Police, Judicial, EB, Labour, PF and ESI Department for filing returns, obtaining approvals / clearances.
• Attending Labour Court, Industrial Tribunals, Case hearings in PF & ESI, & Conciliation meetings; following up the court cases.
• Co-ordination with advocates for employment related cases in the Courts / Tribunals
• POSH Committee and Awareness Sessions, Regular meetings with employees.

Engagement

• Developing and maintaining harmonious and progressive employee relations through two-way communication and employee involvement.
• Conduct cultural intervention programs, Team building programs, Employee Benefit Schemes, Sports activities, Community Relationship Development activities etc., to enhance motivation levels and productivity.
• Support in facilitation of department workshops and various engagement programs on Total Employee Involvement (Suggestion, KAIZEN, 5S etc.,)
• Lead and guide various committees like Canteen, Sports & Recreation Clubs.
• Organise Skip level meetings and conduct open and cross communication meetings.
• Industrial visits for Union office bearers sharing the best practices in the industry.

Grievance & Discipline

• Developing and implementing policies and procedures related to industrial relations.
• Handling complaints, managing grievance procedures, and facilitating counselling in conjunction with other stakeholders.
• Handling issuance of warning letters, show cause notice, for absenteeism, leave overstay, negligence as well as charge sheet for the misconduct.
• Performing domestic enquiries, attending complaints, resolving employee grievances, settling disputes within the organization, and taking disciplinary action when required.
• Investigating and resolving complex or critical industrial relations issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Effectively manage and resolve labour disputes, including contract negotiations, prevention of strikes, and other forms of industrial action

Strategic IR

• Prepare briefings for executive management on various labour relations issues.
• Contribute with inputs to strategize on workforce reduction by planning major downsizing exercises or complex individual cases and by preparing costing reviews, various downsizing scenarios and consulting legal services for complex cases.
• Strategize on Staff Augmentation initiatives to improve flexibility and productivity enhancement.
• Develop and maintain an expertise on various working conditions in similar organizations, trends, jurisprudence, etc. by keeping up to date on labour relations literature, developing a network and participating in various interdepartmental/agency committees.

Union Management and LTS

• Managing relationship with unions and Participate in Long-Term Wage Settlements
• Along with the Plant Manager is an integral member of the team representing management in the negotiation.
• Prepare strategies and review drafts of collective agreements, ensuring that negotiations are properly documented.
• Educate plant management on negotiated contract changes and assist with implementation where required.
• Coordinate the operations of the Labour-Management Consultative Committee, including preparation of the agenda on behalf of management and documentation of discussions. Actively contribute to the establishment of a positive relationship with the union.
• Work closely with Legal Counsel and Management towards preparation for the potential mediation or arbitration and ensure settlements or court orders are followed/implemented correctly.
• Drafting / and certification of Standing Orders

Welfare measures

• Manage Employee Services like Canteen and Transportation.
• Organize various welfare activities such as Safety & Health Programs, Cultural Programs, Picnics, Entertainment Party, Management- employee get together.
• Preparing Health Calendar of Employees and conducting periodical medical exams for all employees.
• Handling matters of Insurance like Workmen Compensation, Group Health, and Group Personal Accident Policy.
• Provides counsel to workers regarding Parker Policies
• Assisting safety team for auditing of safety, environment, health, welfare, and sanitation services.
• Working with Safety team for investigating accidents and make PDCA analysis to prevent any future incidents.
• Develop and implement programs to foster positive employee relations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

All jobs are accountable for producing a range of outputs (end results).

List 6 to 8 outputs of the job.

Please describe what needs to be achieved (output) and what needs to be done to achieve it (action)

(What is done →to what →with what outcome. Examples: Recruit and train sales staff to provide a competent sales force, or

Manually Check recorded data against system to resolve variances.)

• Develop and implement employee relations policies and procedures, to maintain the work environment.
• Manage employee relations issues, including grievances, disciplinary actions, and performance management for continuous improvement in productivity and healthy industrial relations.
• Serve as chief spokesperson and/or member of management bargaining team for collective bargaining negotiations, to settle the LTS amicably and achieve the Business Targets.
• Liaise with respective local government agencies to facilitate compliance with local regulations to ensure zero Non-Compliance in the Division
• Develop and implement employee engagement programmes to foster positive employee relations.
• Effectively manage the internal and external union and resolve labour disputes for the prevention of strikes, and any other forms of industrial action.
• Monitor and analyze labour trends and developments to secure Parker being employer of choice and avoid disruptions to Production arising from unresolved union demand.
• Organize open and cross communication meetings for Employee Engagement.