S.F. Reshmi

Address: House No.**, *rd B Cross, Renuka Nagar, Gokul Road, Hubli, Karnataka

Mob: +919*********; Tel: +918*********; E-mail: acu0wg@r.postjobfree.com

Core Competencies

A highly qualified Legal / Management Professional with over 34 years’ rich and extensive experience across industries, having worked in the Indian Air Force initially for 20 years in the communication and administration function. strong networking and leadership skills and the ability to manage and motivate people. Seeking a Senior Management Level assignment in Legal / HR /IR/ & Administration in the Production/Manufacturing/ Construction / Automobile / Infrastructure Sectors/Industries etc

Professional Experience

Legal:

Responsible for entire gamut of factory/plant corporate administration & legal statutory compliance & audit.

Formulation and implementation of legal policies in line with company standards.

Review pending litigation and chalk out a strategy for early closure of litigation.

Facilitate preparation for litigation by coordinating with concerned personnel within the group.

Provide regular updates in terms of legal proceedings to the management and key executives with important developments in litigation and generally concerning the laws.

Co-ordinate with advocates-on-record, counsel and senior counsel.

Drafting legal documents, notices, letters, agreements, contracts, MOUs, verifying, vetting etc.

Draft, review and negotiate with customers, vendors, landlords, distributors and partners a wide range of commercial agreements that comply with company policies and risk tolerance.

Engage with various government agencies regarding inquiries received from them and handle cases (labor, civil or criminal) before different forums.

Ensure statutory compliances under various labor laws (Returns, Reports, Register, renewal of licenses etc.)

Provide education and guidance to internal teams to ensure further compliance with and consistency in the application of applicable laws and regulations.

Facilitate the design and implementation of new processes and procedures to increase efficiency, conform to company’s operations and ensure legal compliance.

Hiring advocates for litigation and attending to the courts for various cases.

Providing training to HR Executives on various legal & statutory compliances.

Identifying and implementing regulatory issues and devising comprehensive and analytical database with respect to litigations of land and others.

Devising and implementing proper legal systems & procedures and setting up standards to be followed internally.

Ensure timely completion of all official and legal formalities and adequately protect the company’s interests in all agreements, deeds etc. entered into by the company.

Appointing & liaising with the external attorneys / solicitors for critical matters for out of court settlements and for successful completion of pending cases in different courts/tribunals.

Played a pivotal role in acquiring vast exposure of purchase and sale of lands & plots for the execution of projects, liaising with competent authority for statutory compliance and handling several public issues relating to land acquisition and other compensations amicably.

Interfaced & coordinated with Govt. authorities for conversion of lands and other developments and oversaw timely collection of money from the customers and execution of sale deed.

Regularly updating the Board on the status of all the legal activities.

Human Resource Management:

Managing the development of personnel by conceptualizing & developing training & development initiatives for improved productivity.

Handling labor management & statutory compliance, building capability and enhancing quality.

Ensuring settlement of legal issues by constant liaison and follow up with lawyers.

Ensuring contract labor management with statutory compliances and timely disbursement of their wages.

Facilitating flow of communication, information sharing & attending to leave, attendance administration,

Handling PMS system of the employee & processing employee PF, ESI,WC,MW, & others; taking care of complete staff data base, pay-roll processing with regard to labor laws.

Preparation & drafting of agreements and other relevant documents.

Resourcefully handled the scrutiny of applications, recruitment & selection of personnel.

Maintaining records of wages and nominal roll of contract labor and workers, preparation and timely submission of the all relevant records to the Labor Commissioner’s Office.

Conducting training & development program and counseling to the employees for their motivation.

Instrumental in providing training to the personnel on the concept of HR policies and practices.

Preparation of annual appraisal of employees.

Handling grievances and maintaining discipline, negotiating with internal unions.

Maintain effective Industrial relation within the group, among workers and between the unions.

Recruitment & selection of a candidates to suitable position through various process of selections.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

Efficiently resolved several serious disputes & strikes by the workers and union of the workers by way of negotiation, without any damages to the company.

Protecting Group Inter Personal relations, initiating and maintaining all internal and external communications of the group.

Handling & attending to the grievances of the workers and union by way of grievance handling process.

Maintenance of discipline & negotiations with Unions, motivating them with respect to production.

Ensuring that the Union 0r the Unions are registered under the Trade Unions Act 1926, and also verify that whether recognition is granted to the Union or Unions by the management.

Ensuring the proper implementation of “Certified standing Order” with regard to “The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 in the industry.

Analytical way and efficient in handling any Trade dispute between the employer and the workmen or between workmen and workmen connected with the employment or non-employment or the terms of employment.

Issues arises related to Wages, working Hours, conditions of services, social security & labour welfare is taken out most priority and resolved efficiently by way of compliances and implementation.

Administration

Formulating and implementing Admin policies in line with company standards.

Ensuring adherence to and compliance with rules and regulations laid down by various authorities, thereby facilitating good corporate governance and protecting company’s/management’s interest in litigation and documentation.

Effective liaison with government/semi-govt. authorities/local bodies to ensure good public relations.

Handling Guest House administration, vehicle management, transport, canteen and other utilities and liaising with Government and local bodies to meet the day to day activities of the organization.

Managing the communication systems and ensuring smooth functioning of the system.

Resolving complaints and issues related to administration in the entire group.

Managing tours / travel, booking tickets & hotel reservations, passports / visa approval etc.

Managing & handling Group units’ gardening & housekeeping, maintaining cleanliness and hygiene.

Vendors’ management for various job activities.

End to end employee welfare activities such as insurance, hospitalization, ambulance etc.

Managing Public Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility and HSE.

Managing travel & conveyance disbursements as per company policy.

Organizing and implementing the security plan in entire industry/plant, conducting monthly security reviews, training and patrolling.

Developing and implementing various strategies to ensure zero theft.

Employment profile

Hubli Court

Practicing Advocate and Legal & Management Consultant (Since Feb 2013)

Law Practice:

As a Practicing advocate deal with cases in Civil, Criminal, Labor & Small Causes Courts.

Possess thorough knowledge of plant/factory administration & legal matters, statutory compliance, land dealings, sources of land and land acquisitions, lease land and purchase of land property.

Adept at maintaining cases under Negotiable Instrument Act, Industrial Disputes act and Factories Act, ESI Act, Employees Provident Fund Act & Workmen's Compensation Act.

Day today handling of grievances and introduction of grievance handling process.

Deliver effective presentations before court of law and deal with amicable settlements outside court.

Consultancy:

Provide Consultancy Services on labor law & industrial law to Companies, Agencies, Institutions & Real Estate (Developers & Builders).

Prepare legal drafting including all types of Agreements, Deeds, MOUs, GPAs, etc.

Represent the litigation and disputes/cases of the industry/company before various courts of law.

Advice and support all legal & statutory compliance of the industry.

Legal opinion on any legal issues and matters and also conduct domestic enquiry.

Conduct the Internal Audit for Statutory Compliance, Returns, and Registers & Records etc.

Provide training on various skills, management and awareness training of all Acts under Labor & Industrial Law.

Provide legal opinion on property related matters to Banks, Institutions, Agencies, Real Estate.

Formulate Admin/HR & legal policies for individual companies.

ADDED SERVICES TO :

SK Infra, Developers & Builders, Hubli

Humsahara Women and child welfare Trust Hubli

Bhuveneshwar Seva Samsthe . GADAG

Seven hills international Hubli.

Ashok Iron Works (P) Ltd., Belgaum

Manager –Administration & Legal (Aug 2011 to Jan 2013)

Reported to the Senior GM – HR

Achievements:

Provided effective functioning for entire gamut of factory/plant corporate administration & legal (Statutory compliance & Audit) .

Reduced 70% of the litigation/cases pending before the various courts of law.

Implemented effective strategy by way of security planning across group and maintained zero theft.

Reduced maximum to expenses of vehicle management and ensure zero accidents.

Maintained effective liaison with Government authority for effective & smooth functioning of the industry.

Maintained effective Industrial relation among workers and Unions resulting no trade dispute and strikes, lock out or closure.

Shrike Construction & Technology (P) Ltd., Belgaum

Manager –Personnel & Administration (Aug 2009 to Aug 2011)

Reported to the GM – Projects

Achievements:

Provided effective training to the laborers and workers on the construction sites with zero accident throughout the project worth Rs.400 crores.

Maintained the labor camp of about 1500 laborers, arranged accommodation with all basic amenities as per norms of Labor Act - adjudged the best Labor Camp at site by the company.

Adopted various techniques for the security personnel on construction site to keep a watch on costliest materials both at site and store and avoided thefts.

Land acquisition process from the farmers through PWD, with consultation with Forest department. Director land acquisition dept. for obtaining NOC/ licence/approval to go ahead with projects with construction. And project is carried out successfully.

Suzlon Infrastructure Services Ltd., Gadag

Assistant Manager-Legal & Liaison (Jan 2007 to Sep 2008)

As HOD reported to the GM – Projects

Achievements:

Effectively handled people of 20 villages surrounding the project site during their protests and strikes.

Actively contributed to the successful completion of the Rs.1000crores project within time.

Stopped trespassers from wandering into the project site by providing the security gates at every entrance which also avoided thefts taking place and reduced accidents in the hill area (mostly by illegal trespassers in their own vehicles).

Effectively liaised with the police department at the time of strike by the villagers and avoided the closure of power generating plant.

Liaison with Forest department for obtaining licence/ NOC/ approval for installation of wind mill at leased land which belongs to forest department,

Liaison with Range Forest Officer, and forest officer for better relations in terms of wind mill installation activities.

Liaison with Environment departs of obtaining consent / approval for dust free construction activity while installation and while transportation for vehicle through villages and crops and fields. The entire project is carried successfully.

Liaison with many such local & Government authority for all types of approval/licenses/NoC on time so that the work and activities should not hampered. And it is timely auctioned.

HUBLI COURT

Practicing Advocate (Apr 2004 to Jan 2007)

Membership of the Karnataka State Bar Council & Hubli State Bar Council.

Resourcefully handled & won various criminal & civil cases as well as consumer cases.

Adeptly settled numerous cases outside the court by way of negotiation and compromise.

Effectively handled the cases before the court of Executive (Taluka and District Magistrate).

Kiran Krishna Real Estates & Constructions (P) Ltd., Hubli

Branch Manager – HR & Admin (Jun 2001 to Mar 2004)

Achievement:

Efficiently drafted the property management policies.

Interfaced & coordinated with Govt. authorities for conversion of lands and other developments.

Effective execution of sale deed through competent authority timely.

Developed and enhanced the Admin and HR policies in the organization.

Previous Assignment: Indian Air Force

Junior Warrant Officer-Communication / Administration (Apr 1981 to Apr 2001)

Qualifications

2013: LLM (Intellectual property rights, Patents, Copyrights, Trade Marks,

Alternative Dispute Resolution), from ICFAI University

2010: MBA (HR, Labour Law, Industrial Relation)from Vinayak Mission university

Salem, Chennai

2003: LLB (Labour Law / Karnataka Rent control Act & Land Revenue Act) from

University of Karnataka

1998: Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM) from IGNOU

1998: Post Graduate Diploma in Safety and Security Management (PGDSM) from

IIMS-Delhi

1997: PG Diploma in Industrial Relation and Personnel Mgmt from Bhartiya Vidya

Bhavan, Bangalore

1995: PG Diploma in Personnel Management (PGDPM) from IIMS-Delhi

1988: M.A (Political Science) from Karnataka University

1985: B.A. (Political Science) from Karnataka University

Trainings / Courses

Junior Warrant Officer Management course at Air Force administrative training, Belgaum in 1995

General Service and Security training at Air Force station, Uttarlia (Rajasthan) in 2001

IT Skills

Well versed with Windows 9X / ME / XP, Ms Office, Visual Basic, Internet Applications

PERSONAL MINUTIAE

Date of Birth: 22nd July, 1962

Languages known: English, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi. Urdu

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