HR Key Issues and Challenges-My Experiential Learning is a campus presentation as a part of story telling and narrating/sharing my experience for imparting learning.
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PresentationCoverage
• Introduction
• My Journey in HR
• Present Organization – Uflex Ltd.
• What it takes to BeingHR?
• What HR Professionals do?
• My Experiential Learning - Key Issues and Challenges
• Future Workplace
• Future of HR
• What Industry expects from you?
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Introduction
Rahul Jain
• Heading HR with Uflex Ltd. (Chemicals Business) based at Delhi/NCR
• Industry experience of 18 Years in APAC Region, Certified Coach (ACC) and Mentor,
Speaker, Presenter and In House Certified Trainer
• #Top100HRInfluencer on Twitter in India using handle @BeingHR
• The Great Managers Award 2018 Winner (By People Business and ET Now)
• Worked with diversified industries in all the rungs with different companies at locations
in India and Singapore
• Masters in HR & Administration, Commerce Graduate with Diploma in International
Business and Software Engineering
• Interests include Drawing Creative Cartoons, Photography, Reading, Travelling and Reiki
Healing
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Founded in 1985
Employs more than 8500 trained and skilled employees globally
An Indian company with Global footprint with revenue in excess of $1.5 bn
Focus on trust, value creation for customers, product quality and innovation
Manufacturing Globally to serve Locally with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in 6 countries
across globe and sales across 140 countries.
INDIA
DUBAI
POLAND
EGYPT
US
(KY)
MEXICO
UflexataGlance
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WhatBeingHR
takes?
#BeingHR 10
Attributes of HR Professionals
Passion and
Attitude
Guardian of
Human
Capital
Fair and
Objective
approach
Balance of
Task and
People
Orientation
Disciplined,
Trust Worthy
Role Model
Establishing
Credibility
Business
Acumen
Dealing with
unpredictability
and ambiguity
Understanding Nitty
Gritty of HR
Networking
Skills
Driving /
Managing
Change
Functional
Skills
Learning
Agility
Adaptability
and Staying
Relevant
Compassion,
High EQ
High on
Integrity
Partnering
Ability
Conflict
Management
Skill
Articulation
and
Communication
Resilient
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WhatHR
Professionalsdo?
#BeingHR 11
Juggling between priorities
CEO’s Ally
Managing
VOE
Attracting and
Retaining
Talent
Building
Culture
Employee
Communication
and Branding
Business Goals
and Managing
Performance
Networking, Liasioning,
Redressing Grievances
Engaging
Employee and
Creating
Experiences
Manpower Planning,
Budgeting,
Optimizing Cost
Organization
Development
& Capability
Building
Total Reward
Management
Dealing with
Redundancy,
Sticky
Moments
Transformation
Talent
Management
Leading and
Managing
Changes
People
Analytics
Managing HR
Operations
Diversity and
Inclusion
Employee
Value
Preposition
Technology
and
Automation
Designing
Policies and
Establishing
Practices
Compliances
12. HHC
BK Birla Group of Company @ Kolkata
Multiple
Unions
Promotor
Driven
Personnel
Management
Traditional
High on
Human
Dynamics
Centralized
Decision
Making
Overall Dis-satisfaction
Introduction of
HR Function
ISO
Certification
Implementation
of Performance
Appraisal
HRD Climate
Survey
Employee
Participation
Measures
Training and
Development
My Experiential Learning ….
Backdrop
Actions
13. Coca-ColaIndia
COBO Unit @ Jammu
My Experiential Learning ….
VRS
Scenario
Political
Environment
Transition from
FOBO to COBO
Ferocious
competition
Socio
Economic
Environment
Centralized
Decision
Making
Hardship at locations
Transition to
KO System
Productivity
enhancement
Initiatives
ABP and Cost
Optimization
Employee Welfare
Measures and CSR
Seasonal Sales
Support and
Market Impact
Programs
Engagement,
L&D and
Recognition
Initiatives
Backdrop
Actions
14. PhilipsIndia
Lighting Division Plant at Vadodara
My Experiential Learning ….
Acquired
Unit
Long Term
Settlement
High Expectations
Changes in
Product Mix
to deal with
competition
Challenges
from local
communities
Managing Works
Committee and
Union
Value Driven
Performance
Driven Culture
CSR and
Community
Development
Programs
Skill
Enhancement
PST, PBE and Lean
Manufacturing
Last Man
Standing Factory
Engagement
and L&D
Initiatives
Backdrop
Actions
High on Process
Orientation
15. CargillIndia
Multinational with diversified trading Biz.
My Experiential Learning ….
Poaching by
Competition
Shared
Service HR
Business with
Seasonal Impact
Recession
Multi-locational
Workforce
Dissatisfaction
on C&B
World’s Largest
Privately Held MNC
Establishing
Business HR
Reduction in
Forces
Engaging Multi
locational
Workforce
Talent
Management
Total Reward
Management
Competition
Mapping
Backdrop
Actions
16. SIVAGroup
Indian MNC with diversified Biz. Globally
My Experiential Learning ….
Diversified
Global
Workforce
Start Up
business at
APAC
Acquisition of
Global Businesses
Diversified
Work
Approaches
Governed by
Indian
Promoters
Unique
Business
Model
Indian Multinational
Customized HR
Services
Managing
Diversity and
Inclusion
Outsourcing
Compliance of
Country Specific
Laws
Financial and Non
Financial
RecognitionManaging
Knowledge
Workers
Backdrop
Actions
17. DainikBhaskarGroup
Media Company with largest readership
My Experiential Learning ….
Majithia
Wage Board
Transition
in HR
Multiple Legal
Entities
Aggressive
Launch of
Editions
Promoter
Driven
Growing
Organization
Managing Emotions
Policy
Alignments
CSR
DB Cares
Initiatives
Media School of
Education
Dealing with
Redundancy
Backdrop
Actions
Restructuring
Business Process
Mapping
18. UflexLtd.
Chemicals Business
My Experiential Learning ….
Visioning
Process
Orientation
and System
Compliance
Journey of
Transformation
Instilling
Confidence
Socio
Environmental
Challenges
Dealing with
Constraints
Empowerment
Person
Organization Fit
and Retaining
Talent
Talent
Management
and
Manpower
Optimization
Open and Joyful
Work
Environment
Knowledge Based
Culture – Offering
Learning Solutions
Diversity
and Change
in mind set
Challenging
Assumptions
Backdrop
Actions
Focus on In-
house supply
Driving
Performance,
Co-creating
culture of
Recognition
Gamification
Takshila –
Building
Talent
Pipeline
Mentoring
and Story
Telling
Uflex is a three decade old organization founded by our Chairman and Managing Director “Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi” in 1985.
Employs more than 8500 trained and skilled employees globally.
The company over these years has grown exponentially and is today a truly Indian company with global presence with group revenue in excess of $1.5 billion, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in 6 countries across globe and sales across 140 countries.
A unique feature of company’s growth has been the stability of its top leadership. All our top team members are well pedigreed professionals, joined the company 20 to 25 years back and have contributed immensely to the growth of the organization and have also grown along with the organization. Unique feature of company’s growth is journey of homegrown leaders and their stability at top
World class manufacturing facilities of packaging films in India, Dubai, Mexico, Egypt, Poland and USA. We focused on innovation, new product development and faster reach to the customers.
Highly experienced leadership and management team with long association, almost since inception with proven track record.
We at Uflex are experiencing unique shift and in this context HR is playing an important role of managing talent to deliver greater business results.
Uflex Customers at Glance. We are one of the largest flexible packaging solution provider and here are few names of our customers who believed in us.
There are renowned and respected brand names worldwide.
My Role : Role included Managing HR and Admin activities of Plant with Headcount of 500 employees, Training and Development (especially for ISO certification), HR Initiatives (Performance Appraisal, HRD Climate Survey, Suggestion Scheme and House Keeping Trophy Program), Administration of company guest house and staff recreation club.
My Role :
Annual Business Planning , HR Budgeting with variance analysis and HRIS Reporting
Administration of Employee Engagement Survey (Partner : Gallup)
Execution of quarterly Reward and Recognition STARs Program and award function
Initiated Education scholarship programme for children of employees, supervised Annual health check-up camps, medical insurance for employees, Uniform & festival gift distribution and community lunch. Organized plant tours and celebration events.
Implementing Sales Support Seasonal Programs, Incentive pay outs as per plan
Internal Employee Communication through KO Window, Event Board, news letters
Supervision of Time Office function, Representing in legal labour cases and Liasioning
My Role : Strategic HR lead role is part of Plant Management Team involves Heading end to end HR function including IR and Admin & Security, leading a team of total 15 in one of the largest manufacturing units of lighting sector in the world. This unionized set up is a strategic supply centre for Philips worldwide - under its Golden Tail Operation strategy employing more than 2000 employees in 24x7x365 operations. Role involves -
Organization Capability Development by Manpower Planning as per cost road map and Manufacturing Excellence KPIs for People, Talent Acquisition, Management and Succession Planning for Key and High Retention Risk Positions ensuring readiness ratio 1:3:5
Enhance Productivity through effective Employee, Contract Labor and Service provider management, Annual HR budget planning and ensuring Internal control systems (ICS) to restrict OCOO under INR 106 MN
Maintaining positive relationship with union and government authorities to ensure ZERO down time due to IR issue. Overseeing legal cases and statutory compliances.
Achieve operational excellence in HR and Admin service delivery by overseeing employee life cycle, transactional HR, Welfare activities as per activity calendar and partnering in Lean (Phase 4) implementation as change agent
Sustain and improve Engagement (Survey partner CEB) levels by initiatives involving employees, family and community
Facilitate change and culture building by imparting training and implementing Performance Management, Total reward programs and communication initiatives.
Assistant Manager – HR Feb 2004–Apr 2006
Lead a team of 3 employees to handle HR, Administration and Industrial Relation. Competently lead the HR department for two months, in absence of Head / GM-HR.
Conceptualized a skill matrix system linked with technical training and pay scales. Achieved training targets (5% of available man-hours). Identified needs, designed modules and Training manuals, coordinated and conducted training sessions, analysed trainings’ (L2) effectiveness. Also coordinated for Talent review discussions and Individual Development plans.
Enhanced HR process maturity through Process Survey Tool (PST), Philips Business Excellence (PBE) model and partnered from HR for ISO certification.
Designed and conducted In house quarterly Philips 4D Values survey, Social Responsibility surveys and administer Employee Engagement survey (Partner : Kenexa) and implemented actions.
Negotiated and signed first Long term Wages Settlement introducing Performance linked Variable Pay (PLB scheme). Led monthly meetings of Works Committee meetings and played key role in Safety and Canteen Committees’ meetings. Conceptualized and Initiated Safety Week Celebrations. Handled disciplinary matters domestic enquiries, employee grievances.
Coordinated the Corporate projects, ‘Honeycomb’ (Let’s Chat, Art of Wellness session, Care Zone and Best Buy programmes) for the plant and HR Projects (under QIT) to Improve Administrative services.
Led the Corporate CSR projects ‘Arogyakiran’ with NGO partner, TRU.
Initiated local CSR project ‘Sparsh’ to build relationships with surrounding villages by helping educational institutes with scholarships, infrastructure and financial contributions for group marriage and village sanitation.
My Role : Led initiatives and drove people strategy for on and off rolls 300 employees by establishing HR processes and systems by involving line managers. Engaged geographically dispersed employees in 12 states and at 8 contractual manufacturing sites to deliver high performance in seasonal business involving -
Manpower Planning in a seasonal, Indian government regulated business, functional re-structuring, managing short and long term Job rotation and Internal/International mobility. Handled performance / integrity cases of employees along with Redundancy Management (RIF Project 2009 during recession).
Achieved highest employee engagement (Survey Partner: Hewitt Associates) score by consistently improving it from 64% to 92% over four years. Reduced attrition rate to single digit numbers from 22% and increased employee tenure with the business.
Capability building and OE Interventions by facilitating in house workshops designed and delivered off site team building exercises and functional interventions.
Introduced Electronic performance management process, Multi-rater feedback mechanism and conducted 360 degree performance evaluations.
Established linkages between performance and compensation, Changed review cycle from April to July. Facilitated workshops on ‘Leading Compensation Conversation’ for functional managers and employees besides customized study to map competitions’ compensation structures.
Implemented non-financial recognition ‘STARs’ programme in business and re-energised it with internal and external benchmarking for overall Cargill India.
Formalized and introduced Talent Management Process by Conducted workshop on Talent Talks (9 box potential performance matrix model).
Change Management, Vendor selection, SLAs negotiation, overall transition for outsourced employees, introduction of similar policies, Performance based pay and incentives.
HR Projects :
Planned and launched Cargill India’s intranet site “Indiaconnects” in record time.
Planned, Executed CSR initiatives with NGO partners Mobile Crèches and Pragati.
Initiated ‘Lunch with Leaders’ program to enhance across level communication.
Participated in global branding project to develop Cargill India’s external website.
My Role : (Indian group with international presence in Shipping, Commodity Trading, Telecom, Wind Energy, Project Engineering, Realty, Exports and e-Education/ Software industry)
Head HR (SIVA Shipping, SIVA Bulk Limited and Rudhra Minerals Pte. Ltd)
Recruited to lead and manage employee base at Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Norway in Group's start up trading and post acquisition of a Shipping Businesses based at Singapore.
Established HR systems as per geographic and business needs in matrix reporting structure, Designed and adopted HR policies and processes with due customization.
Introduced Talent Acquisition guidelines and built team in newly set up Trading Business in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.
Introduced and implemented Performance Management System after creating awareness by conducting workshops.
Initiated participation in Compensation surveys, Designed long term performance linked incentive plans, changed compensation cycle and structure with respect to AWS (13th month pay) and introduced Payroll Outsourcing Services.
Design, develop, implement, align and revise HR Policies, Benefits and Programs in DB Group under DB Cares initiative across employment entities and as part of HR Strategy.
HR Policies integration, Re-structuring and alignment of compensation structure across legal and employment entities.
Supervise Employee Insurance and Payroll, transition of service provider and leading Strategic projects.
Processes mapping for HR as part of Business Process Mapping System Implementation and its compliance by HR data and process audit.
AGM - Editorial HR Dec 2011–May 2013
Head HR for Editorial function of Print Media business managing headcount of 2800 Journalists in a National level strategic and leadership development focus role.
Designing and ensuring Editorial HR Policy and process compliances, customization and implementation of HRIS PeopleSoft for Editorial function.
Manpower rationalization in Editorial function, Involuntary exit case of 35 employees resulting in financial saving of INR 1.80 Cr. to organisation.
Talent Acquisition via various sources like Employee referral, Internal Job Posting, Professional Networking and Social Media, Campus and job portals.
Planning, Communication and Coordination ambitious learning and development project through Dainik Bhaskar School of Media Education for Editorial, AD Sales and HR function covering more than 1500 participants in residential workshops.
Handled Corporate HR role for Employee Engagement Management for enterprise level and Business Excellence Process Management project as HR process champion.
My Role : Heading HR function in HR Business Partner Role for Chemicals business by leading a team.
Annual Business Planning , HR Budgeting with variance analysis and HRIS Reporting
Administration of Employee Engagement Survey (Partner : Gallup)
Execution of quarterly Reward and Recognition STARs Program and award function
Initiated Education scholarship programme for children of employees, supervised Annual health check-up camps, medical insurance for employees, Uniform & festival gift distribution and community lunch. Organized plant tours and celebration events.
Implementing Sales Support Seasonal Programs, Incentive pay outs as per plan
Internal Employee Communication through KO Window, Event Board, news letters
Supervision of Time Office function, Representing in legal labour cases and liasoning
› Tech-savvy – Younger generations grew up as digital natives, not knowing a world without the internet.
› Socially conscious – Seventy-five percent of millennials think highly of companies that support social causes.
› Short on attention span – Multitasking is the new norm, with some workers using an average of five devices at once.
› Ambitious – Many workers expect to be promoted every year or two.
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› Boomerang employees – There’s no shame in their game for leaving a company only to return to work later.