Company Profile- A Leading US based MNC into Industrial Product

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for overseeing and managing labour relations activities. This includes overseeing and negotiating labour contracts, resolving labour disputes, creating, and implementing L&ER policies, and providing guidance and training to managers and supervisors. This position often works closely with union representatives (internal and external) for healthy industrial relations, statutory and local governing bodies, factory supervisory staff to ensure compliance with employment and other applicable laws.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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.

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 company 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.

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

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