COMPANY PROFILE

Lakshmi Mills- in the year 1910

G. Kuppuswamy Naidu. visionary and pioneer late

Units –Palladam Kovilpatti.

The Company celebrated its Golden Jubilee, Diamond Jubilee and Platinum Jubilee and is now working through the centenary year.

HR INTERVIEWLAKSHMI MILLS COMPANY LTD

SUBMITTED BY

PREETHI P (10AD22)SHYAM SUDHEER K (10AD23)

KARTHIK RAJAGOPAL (10AD29)LAKSHMI PRIYA (10AD33)

SUGANYA R (10AD34)KIRUTHIKA (09AD19)

FUNCTIONS OF HR

Comfort Level

Avoid bias and misunderstandings.

Awareness of internal organizational changes.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

Identifies vacancies and creates JD.

Internal or External-depends on job profile.

Employee Referral or consultancy service for experienced personnel.

SELECTION

Arithmetic test and basic knowledge test.

Apprenticeship for 3 years.

HRIS

Employee database is maintained

Database contains all records of the

employees profile

Hand written copies.

Integral part of HR

ETHICS FOLLOWED

Against Child Labour

Fairness to all-Inspite of level/rank.

Open door policy maintained for any kind of clarifications to reach the final targets.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL

Performance of each employee measured every 3 months.

Promotions based on Purely merit basis, individuals caliber and capability to take up additional responsibilities.

Maintains cordial relationship-problems dealt on table.

Decisions regarding employees are consulted with trade unions.

Any key decisions related to employees are consulted with the trade unions.

TRADE UNIONS

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

All the employees working in the company are covered under Provident Fund Act by the Government of India

MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES

The employees are motivated by both monetary and non monetary ways.

On monetary side the employees are given production incentives

On non monetary side employees are motivated by recognizing their work, giving them importance and conducting work shops.

PROMOTIONS

Promotions are purely based on seniority basis.

The management discusses with the trade unions regarding to this issue.

The selected employees are put under probation and they are evaluated for their overall performance.

If he/she completes the probation period successfully, they are given that position.

BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYEES:

All the employees are specially trained in areas like Type writing, embroidery and basic computer knowledge.

These activities are carried out based on pure employee interest, which takes place after working hours.

Employees make use of these benefits after their retirement.

MAKING EMPLOYEES PERMANENT

After successfully completing 3 years of apprenticeships, the eligible candidates are taken in as “Badli” The badli enjoy all the benefits except PF.

If there is any permanent position vacant in the company, the badlis are put in that position.

“Badli” is a jargon used mostly in the textile industry.

TRAINING EMPLOYEES:

Training is a continuous process as far as the company is concerned.

Not only during modernization or recruitment of new employees, but training is also given for experienced employees whose performance is below expected levels.

The employees are updated with the latest technologies with the market.

ADAPTING TO NEW TECHNOLOGY

Any new or efficient technology evolves in the market

The company adopts it and brings awareness to employees about it.

ENCOURAGING NEW IDEAS

Any idea put forth by any employee is encouraged and highly appreciated.

There are number of suggestion boxes kept at many places in the company.

Any idea contributed by an employee with regard to technology is implemented depending on its feasibility.

ACCIDENT COVERAGE

All the employees working in the organization are put under Employees State Insurance act (ESI). In case of any emergencies, the employees are taken to nearby hospital.

And if any surgery or operation is required for the employees, all the necessary medical facilities are done and the company reimburses the amount to the employees.

EQUAL-OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Lakshmi mills company Ltd is an equal opportunity employer.

It treats its employees and all qualified aspirants seeking employment with the company equally, regardless of their race and birth.

A GOOD PAYMASTER

Lakshmi mills company Ltd is also known among its employees as a good paymaster for its generous compensation package to all its employees.

It also provides various employee benefits at par with the best of industry standards.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT:

The organization nurtures the interest of its employees by assuring them of continual growth prospects within its various growth structures.

It strongly believes in a long-standing relationship with its employees based on a sense of commitment, quality and work culture which results in the collective progress of both the employee and the organization.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Lakshmi Mills Company Ltd provides its employees clean, safe and healthy environment inside & outside the operational areas of its businesses.

To ensure this the company has delineated strict norms on industrial safety.

The operational space of our entire infrastructure have been intuitively designed and maintained for smooth and safe conduct of business affairs.

RESPECT FOR PEOPLE

The organizational culture of the company is centered on creating an amicable work environment based on mutual respect and friendly behavior free from favor or bias.

The company does not allow any form of intolerance, harassment or discrimination.

CONCLUSION

Lakshmi Mills Private Limited has a majority of people working at the factory level.

Through this project we were able to relate classroom concepts to practicality and the extent to which they had to be modified to suit each type of industry.

In conclusion Lakshmi Mills Company Limited has very interesting HR practices that have evolved over years, majorly seasoned with experience and some of them are strong, effective, and complex although they would not have been mentioned in any HR book but form a part of the company’s culture.

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