Job Description
Job Description:
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Labor Law Compliance & Governance
Ensure full compliance with all applicable labor laws including:
- Shops & Establishments Acts (state-specific)
- Factories Act (where applicable)
- CLRA (Contract Labour Regulation & Abolition Act)
- Industrial Disputes Act
- Statutory legislations (PF, ESI, Gratuity, Bonus, etc.)
- Lead periodic compliance audits (internal & external) and drive closure of observations
- Establish robust compliance dashboards and trackers with 100% statutory adherence
Ensure timely filings, returns, and maintenance of registers (digital & physical as applicable)
2. New Wage Code Implementation
- Lead end-to-end implementation of the New Wage Codes (2025) across all entities
- Redesign compensation structures in alignment with definition of wages
- Impact on PF, Gratuity, Bonus, Overtime
- Partner with Finance, Payroll, and Legal to ensure seamless rollout
- Drive updates to all HR policies, SOPs, and employment contracts
Conduct impact analysis and risk mitigation for cost, compliance, and employee experience
3. Policy Formulation & Compliance Framework
- Design, review, and update HR policies in line with evolving labor regulations
- Build standardized SOPs, control frameworks, and governance models
- Ensure policy alignment with global standards while maintaining India statutory compliance
Lead implementation of maker-checker-approver controls for critical HR processes (SOX aligned)
4. Industrial Relations & Union Management
- Manage relationships with trade unions and worker representatives
- Lead collective bargaining processes, wage settlements, and negotiations
- Ensure proactive grievance handling and dispute resolution mechanisms
- Support plant/site leadership in maintaining a stable IR environment
Represent the organization in conciliation proceedings and labor authorities, where required
5. Contract Labor & CLRA Compliance
- Ensure compliance with CLRA provisions including:
- Contractor licensing and registration
- Wage payments and statutory benefits for contract workers
- Conduct regular contractor compliance audits
- Implement systems for principal employer liability tracking and mitigation
Drive digitization of contractor compliance records and documentation
6. Customer & Statutory Compliance
- Ensure adherence to customer-specific compliance requirements, especially for:
- Audits (client, statutory, third-party)
- Vendor and site compliance certifications
- Act as the central SPOC for compliance documentation and audit readiness
Maintain zero non-compliance stance for customer-facing operations
7. Risk Management & Compliance Transformation
- Identify compliance risks and implement preventive controls
- Drive automation and digitalization of compliance processes (Oracle HCM / dashboards / RPA)
- Strengthen data governance, documentation, and audit trails
- Embed a culture of compliance by design across HR and operations
Key Deliverables (Success Metrics)
- 100% compliance with statutory laws and zero major audit observations
- Successful implementation of New Wage Codes with no compliance gaps
- Stable industrial relations environment with minimal disputes/escalations
- 100% contractor compliance under CLRA
- Audit readiness for all customer and statutory audits
- Digitized compliance dashboards with real-time tracking
QUALIFICATIONS
- Preferred 10+ years of related work experience.
- Proactive, decisive and able to work independently on a broad variety of subjects.
- Strong detailed orientation and a demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, which includes ability to remain objective and use discretion in all situations.
- Highly collaborative and team oriented, able to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Resourceful, with a problem-solving aptitude, and ability to manage and resolve complex and sensitive situations while managing confidential information appropriately and professionally.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree required (preferably in the fields of Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business, or Law)
Key Skills & Competencies
- Deep expertise in Indian labor laws and statutory frameworks
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- High attention to detail with strong compliance orientation
- Ability to influence plant leadership and senior stakeholders
- Analytical mindset with experience in dashboards and compliance tracking tools
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- No Special Physical Requirements
TRAVEL TIME REQUIRED
- Occasional travel to plants and regional offices
