David Kingsley R

1. Strategic HR Leadership 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

• Lead and oversee the complete HR and IR function across all tea estates and the corporate office.
• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with business goals and estate operational requirements.
• Advise top management on workforce planning, manpower budgeting, and organizational development.

• Handled union negotiations, wage settlements, and long-term settlements (LTS).
• Maintained cordial relationships with trade unions, labor representatives, and government labor authorities.
• Managed conciliation proceedings, labor court matters, and statutory compliance under labor laws.
• Prevented and resolved industrial disputes, strikes, and work stoppages.
• Guided estate management teams on IR-sensitive matters, and disciplinary procedures.
• Liaised with government departments and inspectors.
• Implement employee welfare initiatives in line with plantation requirements.
• Drive engagement programs to enhance morale and productivity.
• Designed and monitored performance appraisal systems for staff and management.
• Identified training needs and conducted capacity-building programs.
• Developed leadership pipelines within estate operations.

• Frame and implement disciplinary policies.
• Conducted domestic inquiries and issued charge sheets.
• Address grievances in coordination with estate managers.
• Drafted and updated HR policies and SOPs.
• Standardized HR practices across multiple estates.
• Introduced digital HR systems where feasible.
• Acted as the bridge between field operations and corporate management.
• Reviewed estate-level HR reports and analytics.
• Guided estate HR/IR teams for consistent policy implementation.

I worked as an HR Officer, responsible for Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, and delivering comprehensive HR solutions for a designated cluster within the company

Group HR is the department for the senior executives of Murugappa Group, and I worked as a trainee to look after the coordination of recruitment and also the updating of dossiers based on the executives' upgrades. Addtionally, Co-ordinated the Campus placement for the GETs and MTs during that time.