Hello everybody, I am working on a assignment of HR challenges in infrastructure industry with special reference to L & T company. Can anybody guide me with this respect. Thanks a lot. Dipti D.
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
Hi Dipti,
Could you pls be more specific on your query so that our seniors here will help you.
See, one of the basic challenge of any HR would be to recruit,train,groom the apt candidates and retain them.
L&T's HR is considered to be one of the top 10 in the world.They have an stringent recruiting method and carry out various effective training methods to groom their candidates to meet,compete and excel on their global workfloor. They are screening methods are so strict that the shortlisted candidates are even refered as champions when they enter OTJ(on the job training). they also adapt effective retaining methods. Maybe you can get in touch with L&T staff/HR if possible to learn about their best transparent practices.can have some ideas.
Hope seniors will offer you better ideas.you can also google.
From India, Mumbai
5Could you pls be more specific on your query so that our seniors here will help you.
See, one of the basic challenge of any HR would be to recruit,train,groom the apt candidates and retain them.
L&T's HR is considered to be one of the top 10 in the world.They have an stringent recruiting method and carry out various effective training methods to groom their candidates to meet,compete and excel on their global workfloor. They are screening methods are so strict that the shortlisted candidates are even refered as champions when they enter OTJ(on the job training). they also adapt effective retaining methods. Maybe you can get in touch with L&T staff/HR if possible to learn about their best transparent practices.can have some ideas.
Hope seniors will offer you better ideas.you can also google.
From India, Mumbai
Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I have an assignment on the topic of HR challenges in infrastructure industry and for it I have been assigned a specific company to study,i.e. L & T.
Now I have called up some ppl working in L & T, to basically have some idea about HR practices in L &T. And I have some details about their appraisal & training process. But I want some more information with respect to HR practices and challenges.
Unfortunately I dont know any HR from L & T.
So can you at least give me some links/ any reference where I can find out some more information.
Thanks a lot for your guidance.
I have checked the company website.
From India, Pune
Thanks for your reply.
I have an assignment on the topic of HR challenges in infrastructure industry and for it I have been assigned a specific company to study,i.e. L & T.
Now I have called up some ppl working in L & T, to basically have some idea about HR practices in L &T. And I have some details about their appraisal & training process. But I want some more information with respect to HR practices and challenges.
Unfortunately I dont know any HR from L & T.
So can you at least give me some links/ any reference where I can find out some more information.
Thanks a lot for your guidance.
I have checked the company website.
From India, Pune
Dear Member,
Without any specific ref to any company, I think in general the infrastructure companies face the following challenges:
- Talent management: Identifying right fit for roles; retaining talent; grooming leaders for critical roles; Succession planning upto atleast 1 level below critical roles.
- Strategic HR issues for corporate and sites; Managing the contradiction of uniformity and diversity.
- Appraisals and rewards; Measurability of key activities and tying rewards for various mile stones; High rewars Vs sustainability.
- Managing separations; outplacements; healthy relation with ex-employees;
- Issues of social infrastructure at sites; schools, education, comfortable living standards for families; entertainment; avenues for social service for spouces; CSR.
- Maintaining a healthy relation with society around sites; with opinion leaders; with local leaders; with administration of the district; with law & order authorities; with concerned statutory authorities for smooth completion of project and ops;
I hope this partial list is useful.
From India, Changanacheri
Without any specific ref to any company, I think in general the infrastructure companies face the following challenges:
- Talent management: Identifying right fit for roles; retaining talent; grooming leaders for critical roles; Succession planning upto atleast 1 level below critical roles.
- Strategic HR issues for corporate and sites; Managing the contradiction of uniformity and diversity.
- Appraisals and rewards; Measurability of key activities and tying rewards for various mile stones; High rewars Vs sustainability.
- Managing separations; outplacements; healthy relation with ex-employees;
- Issues of social infrastructure at sites; schools, education, comfortable living standards for families; entertainment; avenues for social service for spouces; CSR.
- Maintaining a healthy relation with society around sites; with opinion leaders; with local leaders; with administration of the district; with law & order authorities; with concerned statutory authorities for smooth completion of project and ops;
I hope this partial list is useful.
From India, Changanacheri
Hello,
Thanks a lot for your guidance. These points are very helpful for me.
I am just not able to understand points related to HEALTHY RELATIONS WITH EX-EMPLOYEES & High rewards Vs. Sustainability.
I have also found out some additional points, with respect to Rehabilitation Placements, late returns on training of theses recruits,work life balance of employees.
Regards,
Dipti D.
From India, Pune
Thanks a lot for your guidance. These points are very helpful for me.
I am just not able to understand points related to HEALTHY RELATIONS WITH EX-EMPLOYEES & High rewards Vs. Sustainability.
I have also found out some additional points, with respect to Rehabilitation Placements, late returns on training of theses recruits,work life balance of employees.
Regards,
Dipti D.
From India, Pune
Hi Dipti,
Infrastructure industry refers to core sectors of economy- Cement, Oil & Natural Gas, Power, Steel, Petrol ref.products etc.,
The challenges for the sector can be identified during TWO phases: Project phase and Operation phase.
In project phase, the likely issues are: acquisition of land, identification and establishing linkages for sources of raw material, water and major markets; identification of technology, equipment vendor, major construction-erection contractor / agency; identifying a host of various agencies for sundry works, establishing a PERT network and monitoring progress of work;
Establishing cordial and collaborative relations between various agencies at work site; etc, etc.,
You can get an idea of the magnitude of the work if you imagine upto 10,000 persons working on an infrastructure site, in a precision manner, in a pre-planned way. Here, timely delivery of resources is critical to completion of tasks, which form input for next task.
In such a site, skilled manpower is always a scarce resource. As such, skilled persons are always chased by resourceful organisations/ contractors / sub-contractors for completing assignments on time, to avoid heavy penalties as a consequence of delays.
So, in this background an agency can encash "HEALTHY RELATIONS WITH EX-EMPLOYEES" by requisitioning their services as a free lancer, at an opportune time and pay a premium for their time. So, since such deployments are for short bouts of time, HR of that establishment need to trade off between "High rewards & Sustainability" of such rewards over a period of time.
Hope I have been able to create the scenario...
From India, Changanacheri
Infrastructure industry refers to core sectors of economy- Cement, Oil & Natural Gas, Power, Steel, Petrol ref.products etc.,
The challenges for the sector can be identified during TWO phases: Project phase and Operation phase.
In project phase, the likely issues are: acquisition of land, identification and establishing linkages for sources of raw material, water and major markets; identification of technology, equipment vendor, major construction-erection contractor / agency; identifying a host of various agencies for sundry works, establishing a PERT network and monitoring progress of work;
Establishing cordial and collaborative relations between various agencies at work site; etc, etc.,
You can get an idea of the magnitude of the work if you imagine upto 10,000 persons working on an infrastructure site, in a precision manner, in a pre-planned way. Here, timely delivery of resources is critical to completion of tasks, which form input for next task.
In such a site, skilled manpower is always a scarce resource. As such, skilled persons are always chased by resourceful organisations/ contractors / sub-contractors for completing assignments on time, to avoid heavy penalties as a consequence of delays.
So, in this background an agency can encash "HEALTHY RELATIONS WITH EX-EMPLOYEES" by requisitioning their services as a free lancer, at an opportune time and pay a premium for their time. So, since such deployments are for short bouts of time, HR of that establishment need to trade off between "High rewards & Sustainability" of such rewards over a period of time.
Hope I have been able to create the scenario...
From India, Changanacheri
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