Vol. XXV, No.02 | October - December 2016

Kerala

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FromEDITORS DESK

Dear NIPM Professionals,

Hope you have enjoyed reading the first edition of NIPM Kerala Chapter e-magazine for the period July – Sep 2016. We are now releasing the second e-magazine for the quarter Oct-Dec 2016. We are expecting continuous support and guidance from each one of you for the journey ahead. Your suggestions and feedback will be very valuable and will help in continuous improvement in contents and outlook.

As you know, HRCON 2017 will be organized in June 2017 with the theme “Happiness @ Work - Realigning Workforce and Workplace'”. This theme was found most suiting to the present work place environment at all industry verticals. Happiness is derived definitely as a net result of a good working environment, Organization culture, engaged Employees, job satisfaction….the list is exhaustive.

In order for to live a happy life we must be concerned with doing virtuous, moral and meaningful things while utilizing our personal talents and skills. However, we also know that happiness is unstable over a long period of time, as all of us at one time or the other in normal life has to experience ups and downs. Many things are beyond our control, but it is our ability to manage critical crisis situations, thus managing to come out unhurt and with positive energy.

While happiness is not fundamentally rooted in obtaining sensual pleasures and money, those factors can influence the well- being of an individual at the workplace. Extensive research has revealed that freedom at a workplace and autonomy has the most effect on the employee's levels of happiness as well as gaining knowledge and ability to influence one's individual working hours. Companies with higher than average employee happiness exhibit better financial performance and customer satisfaction. Thus, it is beneficial for companies to create and maintain positive work environments and leadership that will contribute to the happiness of their employees.

In the above context we find the theme of HRCON 2017, most appropriate and suiting the present needs of Organizations. As the applicability is not limited to HR fraternity alone, other Departments also can gain lots of insights.

We request the cooperation and support from all of you. Please extend support with advertisements&sponsorships and also nominate maximum number of Employees for the program.

Happy reading.

Jayaraj ChakyatEditor

Kerala

Message from the CHAIRMAN

Dear Seniors & Colleagues,

The New Year has brought in a new set of challenges to the business and its stake holders in view of the impact to the economy caused by the aftereffects of demonitisation. While we are not here to debate on the pros and cons of the decision we have to gear up to face the challenges as it affects every walk of life. Our businesses as well as the HR fraternity in particular have the resilience to rise up to the occasion.

As you know the activities of NIPM (KC) are going on in full swing and a vibrant EC team is consolidating their efforts for the upcoming programs. Our plans include organizing HRCON 2017 in the month of June 2017. The EC team have met exclusively few times to plan and decide on the program, speakers etc. As you know, the main theme will be “Happiness @ Work - Realigning Workforce and Workplace”. This theme was adopted after long deliberations and we found it most suiting to the present industry environment. The term happiness is always an important factor which determines our future including health, working and personal conditions. All sub themes are also decided and the process of finalizing Speakers and circulating the first teaser of the program is on the process of finalization. You can expect communication from our side soon regarding this program.

We will be hosting our Executive committee meetings at our group locations like Palakkad and Kottayam very soon. This will enable us to strengthen our group activities at locations other than the chapter location at Kochi. We understand Alleppey group is also keen to host one EC at the picturesque locations of Alappuzha. Our Team is geared up to bring in more programs which can help build up knowledge levels of the upcoming HR/IR professionals. The 10 day long program of Labor law Certification got over recently with good participation from the industry. We are also planning 2nd batch of 10 day long short term course on HR certification skills by April 2017.

We look forward to the active support and cooperation from all our Members for making the HRCON 2017 a very grand success. Your contribution is expected by way of sponsorships, advertisements and also nomination of employees from your respective Organisations. As the focus of the theme is not limited to HR function alone, we expect good response from our colleagues from all industry verticals. We will get back to you soon with more details of HRCON 2017. The success of a program of this magnitude depends on the contribution from each member and their active involvement.

K.K. VijayakumarChairmanNIPM Kerala Chapter

Kerala

Message from the Hon. Secretary

Being the office bearers of one of the best chapters of NIPM (www.nipm.in) in our country, the Executive committee of The Kerala chapter has been continuing to focus on adding value to its Members and the HR fraternity in general during Oct-Dec 2016. The overwhelming interest and support measured in terms of attendance to the Workshops, Seminars and Knowledge sharing session continue to motivate the EC members of the chapter.

This Quarter saw our Kozhikode and Kottayam Chapters becoming livelier with participation of new members mostly from the GenY HR professionals. It was heartening to see the use of Technology tools to build communities (Whatsapp leading the list).

The chapter reached out to those parts of the district which are considered remote from the city Centre during this quarter. One result of such reaching out was the conduction a day long workshop on Performance Management for professionals in and around Perumbavoor, jointly hosted by our institutional member, Mar Thoma College of Management and Technology.

The InfoPark group facilitated a one day workshop on Essentials of Employment laws for Effective People Management - reinforcing the need to connect supervisors in the IT / ITES Industry to the nuances of employment laws which have gained significance in the recent past. The jointly organised NIPM-XIME HR Conclave also attracted delegates from Service, BFSI, Telecom and Retail besides manufacturing.

The initial framing up thoughts for the second bi-annual HR conclave (#HRConKer17) have been set in motion. The broad objective of the conclave will be to bring in updates from past 2 yrs and also provide a crystal ball gaze for the next two years with these bi-annual conclaves. The program committee of #HRConKer17 has decided to focus on keeping 'Realigning Workforce and Workplace' as a key element of the themes of future conclaves. Readers will recollect that 'Make in India - Realigning Workforce and Workplace was the theme of the first ever HR Conclave by our chapter in August 2015.

The theme for #HRConKer17 planned in June 2017 will be 'Happiness @ Work - Realigning Workforce and Workplace'.

The chapter's efforts on using Social Media as a platform to disseminate information and also build community was the highlight as the first ever Social Media workshop organised by NIPM HQ at KOLKATA. I got a chance to showcase our chapter's efforts and results by our use of technology and Internet when I was invited to facilitate a session for the nominated delegates from chapters across the country during the month of November. This lead to the creation of an NIPM Social Media Cell - this cell consists of about 25 people from various chapters of NIPM who will play the content creation and moderation role for NIPM's Social media presence on the Internet.

Delighted at this opportunity to serve the HR fraternity and looking forward to your continued support and guidance as we move to another exciting year - 2017. See you all at #HRConKer17.

Anish AravindHon. SecretaryNIPM Kerala Chapter

Kerala

NIPM Kerala Chapter has started the 2nd Batch of Certificate Course on Labour Laws. The

2nd Batch was inaugurated on 1st October 2016 by Mr. K.K. Vijayakumar, Chairman, NIPM

Kerala Chapter. There were total 10 Sessions on 10 Saturdays.

Short Term Certicate Course on Labour Laws (2nd Batch)

The Resource Persons for the 2nd Batch of Labour Law Certificate Course were Mr. K.V.

Mohandas, Former Addl. Labour Commissioner, Govt. of Kerala, Mr. A.S. Sasiprakash,

Former Regional Joint Labour Commissioner, Govt. of Kerala, Mr. Shibu Mani, Sr.

Manager(ER), BPCL-Kochi Refinery & Prof. R.K Vijayakrishnan, Former Dy. General

Manager (HR), FACT Ltd. & Former General Manager(HR), Mathrubhumi Publishing & Pub.

Co. Ltd., Mr. N.V. Ravidev, Dy.Gen. Manager (P&A), HOCL, Dr. A. J Augustine, Gen.

Manager (HR, Admin. & Training), KMRL, Adv. C.B. Mukundan, Consultant and Practicing

Advocate, Kerala High Court, Mr. Gilbert D' Souza, Vice President (HR), AVT Natural

Products, Mr. T. I Babu, Dy. Gen. Manager (HR & IR), Cochin Shipyard Ltd., and Mr. Saji V

Mathew, Dy. Gen. Manager (HR & IR), Sud Chemie India Ltd. There were total 23

participants attended this Short Term Course. These sessions were completed on 10th Dec.

2016.

CERTIFICATE COURSEIN LABOUR LAWS

Short Term

Kerala

CERTIFICATE COURSEIN LABOUR LAWS

Short Term

Kerala

20-10-2016 – One Day Workshop on Essentials of Employment Laws for Effective People

Management – One Day Workshop was held on the said Topic for IT/ITES Sectors at Athulya

Hall, Infopark, Kochi. The Recourse Person was Prof. H.A.C. Poppen. Total 20 Delegates

from the IT Sector within the Infopark has participated in the Workshop.

One Day Workshop at Infopark

One Day Workshop on Effective People Management and Leadership Skills was held at Hotel

Presidency, Kochi. The Resource Person was Prof. H.A.C Poppen. Total 65 Delegates from

various Industrial Sectors all over Kerala attended the above one day Workshop. The program

was inaugurated by Mr. K.K Vijayakumar, Chairman, NIPM Kerala Chapter. Mr. Anish

Aravind, Hon. Secretary welcomed the delegates and Resource Person and Mr. Saji V

Mathew, Coordinator, Learning & Development Committee proposed vote of thanks in the

evening.

27-10-2016 – As Part of the monthly Knowledge Sharing Session NIPM Kerala Chapter

organized a session on 27th Oct. 2016 at NIPM House, Kochi. The Resource Person was Mr.

P.T. George, Vice President (HR), V Guard Industries Ltd. and the topic for the Session was

“My Experiments in V Guard”.

Knowledge Sharing Session

Kerala

29-11-2016 – A Knowledge Sharing Session was held at NIPM House at 6.00 pm. The

Resource Person was Dr. George Sleeba, Fellow NIPM, presently Director (Production & HR),

V Guard Industries Limited and Former Chairman & Managing Director, FACT Limited.

20-12-2016 – A One Hour Knowledge Sharing Session/ Interaction was held at NIPM House,

Kochi on the Topic “Mentoring – A Success Story”. The Resource Person was Dr. Ramesh

Babu, MBA, Ph.D.

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22-11-2016 – A Full Day In-House Workshop was organized at NTPC Limited, Kayamkulam

on Labour Laws. The Resource Peron was Mr. K.V. Mohandas, Former Addl. Labour

Commissioner, Government of Kerala.

In House Workshop

12-11-2016 – One Day HR Conference from 9.00 am – 6.00 pm was organized by Xavier

Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship XIME) and NIPM Kerala Chapter at XIME

Premises. The Theme of the Conference was Employee Engagement Trends, Techniques and

Strategies.

One Day HR Conference Jointly organized by XIME, Kochi & NIPM Kerala Chapter.

Prof. J. Philip President, XIME,

Dr. J. Alexander Chairman, XIME

Mr. Prashant Bhatnagar, Sr. Director, People & Culture, Hike Messenger

Mr. K.K.Vijayakumar, Chairman, NIPM Kerala

Mr. Anish Aravind

Hon. Secretary, NIPM Kerala,

Mr. Anand Pillai,

The following were the Resource Persons:

Mr. Bala Subramaniam,

Mr. D.N. Prasad,

Mr. M.P.Joseph IAS,

Mr. Nanjappa B.S.

Ms. K.L. Sheela,

Mr. Somnath Baishya,

Mr. Shubhayu Sengupta,

Dr. Mathew Manimala

Mr. Babuji Abharam,

Mr. Joseph Thomas,

Prof. Biju Varkey.

Release of Brochure

20-12-2016 – Brochure for One Day Workshop being organized by NIPM Kerala

Chapter on 23-01-2017 by Prof. H.A.C. Poppen at The OGS Vedanta hotel on the Topic

“ SC & HC Rulings on Contract Labour – A Pasradigm Shift from Pro Labour to Pro

Industry” has been released by Dr. N. Vijayan Pillai, Fellow & Past Chairman by handing

over copies of the same to Mr. K. Lal John, Vice Chairman & other Office Bearers, during

the Executive Committee Meeting.

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Half Day Workshop for B-School

05-11-2016 – A Half Day Interactive Session (from 10.30 am to 2.00 pm) was organized by

NIPM Kerala Chapter at Jawaharlal Business School, Palakkad. The Resource Persons were

Mr. Prasad M George, Past Chairman, NIPM Kerala Chapter, Mr. A.V. Vijayakumar, Hon.

Treasurer & Coordinator, Membership Committee and Mr. P.J Jolly, Regional Head-HR,

YumBrands. During the Session we have also received 53 New Student Membership

Applications from the MBA Batch Students of the College.

Group Activities19-10-2016 – NIPM Kerala Chapter, Alappuzha Group organized a Half Day Session on the

topic “Sexual Harassment on Women at Work Place”. The Resource person was Mr. Saji V

Mathew, Dy. General Manager (HR & IR), Sud Chemie India Pvt. Ltd. & Former Hon.

Secretary, NIPM Kerala Chapter for the term 2010 – 2014.

25-11-2017 – NIPM Kottayam Group mhas organized a Full Day Workshop on Labour Laws

at Kottayam for the members located in and around Kottayam. The Resource Persons were

Mr. K.V. Mohandas, Former Addl. Labour Commissioner, Government of Kerala and Adv.

C.B. Mukundan, a leading Advocate of Kerala. Half day sessions were handled by both the

above resource persons.

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Executive Committee Meetings

Following Executive Committee Meetings were held during October – December 2016

1. 27th October 2016 at NIPMHouse, Kochi2. 29th November 2016 at NIPM House, Kochi3. 20th December 2016 at NIPM House, Kochi

NEWS UPDATE

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NIPM Kerala Chapter

is proud to announce

the 2nd Edition of HR Conclave

After the successful completion of the First Batch of Short Term Certificate Course on HR Skills, NIPM Kerala Chapter is now pleased to announce that we will be starting the 2nd batch of Short Term Certification Course on HR Skills from 8th April 2017, having 10 sessions on Saturdays.

This Course will help the HR & non-HR Executives to update and equip themselves on the essential skills and tools required to function effectively and efficiently in HR domain. It is essentially tailored for the Executives in Large/Medium & Small Scale Industries also and new ventures where the Officers concerned may need to improve and update their capabilities urgently. The contents are useful for Managers in non-HR areas also. The Course is also aimed at Students in MBA/MHRM Programs seeking suitable placement, as a top-up program to make them more and readily employable. The Sessions will be handled by Experts in the relevant field such as Practicing / Retired HR Professionals etc.

The Course fee is as under:a) NIPM Members: Rs.13,750/- (Rupees thirteen thousand seven hundred fifty only) per headb) Non Members: Rs.14,900/- (Rupees Fourteen thousand nine hundred only) per head.

The fee includes Service tax at prevailing rate, Course Kit, Course Material, Lunch, Tea & Snacks for all 10 sessions.

For registration please contact NIPM Office on Phone : 0484-2393489, 4050310 e-Mail: kc@nipmkerala.org

Short Term Certification Course on HR Skills

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NIPM Kerala Chapter has got TWO Air conditioned Conference Halls with State of the Art

facilities having seating capacity of 40 and 60 seats suitable for Conferences, Seminars,

Panel Discussions, Trainings etc. These Halls are available on affordable Rent.

For details and Booking please Contact

NIPM Office on 0484-2393489 / 4050310 / 9846807946 / kc@nipmkerala.org.

A/C CONFERENCE HALL AT NIPM HOUSE