Sr Manager ER/IR

Motherson; Kanchipuram; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Motherson in India is seeking an HR professional focused on employee relations, policy guidance, and labour law compliance to support a diverse, multi-site workforce.

The role covers conflict resolution, investigations, manager coaching, and strategic planning to improve engagement, retention, and workplace culture.

You will coordinate contract labour, ensure statutory compliance, and prepare reports for audits and management reviews, contributing to a fair and compliant work environment.

Qualifications

• Role focuses on employee relations and HR policy guidance.
• Experience with labour laws and compliance a plus.
• Strong communication and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Conflict Resolution and Investigations: Address employee concerns, grievances, and workplace disputes through neutral facilitation, fact-finding, and thorough investigations while maintaining confidentiality and fairness
• Policy Guidance and Compliance: Provide guidance on HR policies, employment laws, and best practices, ensuring organizational compliance and reducing legal risks.
• Employee Engagement and Well-being: Promote a positive work environment, support employee satisfaction, and implement programs that enhance engagement and retention.
• Manager Coaching and Support: Advise and coach managers on employee behavior, performance management, and conflict resolution strategies.
• Strategic Planning: Identify trends in employee relations, anticipate potential risks, and develop proactive strategies to prevent issues and improve workplace culture.
• Employee and Labor Relations: Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees, management, and labor unions; handle grievances, disputes, and complaints; mediate conflicts and facilitate negotiations between management and unions.
• Compliance and Policy Management: Ensure adherence to labor laws and regulations; advise management on workforce planning, productivity, and compliance issues; develop and implement industrial relations policies and procedures.
• Investigations and Reporting: Conduct investigations into employee misconduct or policy violations; prepare and present reports and recommendations to management.
• Negotiation and Collective Bargaining: Lead or support collective bargaining processes; negotiate terms and conditions of employment; manage labor agreements and contracts.
• Coordinate the engagement, deployment, and monitoring of contract labor across departments.
• Maintain accurate records of contract workers, contractors, and workforce strength.
• Ensure compliance with applicable labor laws.
• Verify statutory returns and compliance documents submitted by contractors.
• Support internal, external, and government compliance audits.
• Act as the primary point of contact for labor contractors and service providers.
• Evaluate contractor performance and adherence to contractual obligations.
• Resolve workforce-related issues and escalation matters.
• Coordinate contractor meetings and review performance metrics.
• Prepare and maintain manpower reports, compliance trackers, and contractor performance reports.
• Generate monthly MIS reports related to workforce deployment, attendance, costs, and compliance status.
• Maintain documentation for audits, inspections, and management reviews.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Conflict Resolution and Investigations: Address employee concerns, grievances, and workplace disputes through neutral facilitation, fact-finding, and thorough investigations while maintaining confidentiality and fairness
• Policy Guidance and Compliance: Provide guidance on HR policies, employment laws, and best practices, ensuring organizational compliance and reducing legal risks.
• Employee Engagement and Well-being: Promote a positive work environment, support employee satisfaction, and implement programs that enhance engagement and retention.
• Manager Coaching and Support: Advise and coach managers on employee behavior, performance management, and conflict resolution strategies.
• Strategic Planning: Identify trends in employee relations, anticipate potential risks, and develop proactive strategies to prevent issues and improve workplace culture.

Industrial Relations

• Employee and Labor Relations: Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees, management, and labor unions; handle grievances, disputes, and complaints; mediate conflicts and facilitate negotiations between management and unions.
• Compliance and Policy Management: Ensure adherence to labor laws and regulations; advise management on workforce planning, productivity, and compliance issues; develop and implement industrial relations policies and procedures.
• Investigations and Reporting: Conduct investigations into employee misconduct or policy violations; prepare and present reports and recommendations to management.
• Negotiation and Collective Bargaining: Lead or support collective bargaining processes; negotiate terms and conditions of employment; manage labor agreements and contracts.

Contract Labor Administration

• Coordinate the engagement, deployment, and monitoring of contract labor across departments.
• Maintain accurate records of contract workers, contractors, and workforce strength.

Statutory Compliance Management

• Ensure compliance with applicable labor laws.
• Verify statutory returns and compliance documents submitted by contractors.
• Support internal, external, and government compliance audits.

Contractor Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for labor contractors and service providers.
• Evaluate contractor performance and adherence to contractual obligations.
• Resolve workforce-related issues and escalation matters.
• Coordinate contractor meetings and review performance metrics.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare and maintain manpower reports, compliance trackers, and contractor performance reports.
• Generate monthly MIS reports related to workforce deployment, attendance, costs, and compliance status.
• Maintain documentation for audits, inspections, and management reviews.