Dear Mayank Sir,
I’ve noticed in my present company and where I worked last job too, the HR seems to see only the bigg bosses side of things.
They don’t support the small staff against the big guys.
Now, when anyone has a problem, they don’t go to HR because they feel life will become even worse.
So how does the small guys problems, like work overload and working on holidays without compensation or comp off, be solved.
K

Dear Sir, I am presently working as an HR executive in a waste management company since the last 2.5 years. It is a plastics recycling business of two plants located in Hyderabad and Vizag. I joined as fresher. I have seen that the value for HR is very less among my colleagues and plant head. Workers are being asked to work continuously without off 16 hours a day, for 10 days or more. As our company is an MNC, we do have policies for work hours where policy states no overtime or comp off is allowed for company employees. When I try to tell the HOD this, he is not taking it seriously and shouting that he too knows policies and all. Another concern is that, due to this type of pressure and no value for HR, I have decided to move on to another job with a 40 per cent hike. When I gave my resignation, my HRBP has taken it to CHRO level and made promises to improve the situation. As I am a B Tech and MBA graduate, I have got a better offer even though it is a contract role. I would like to join that job (Tata Boeing Aerospace). Due to staying back at present, I am feeling very low. My confidence is low as value given is very less. Do suggest whether I should stay back and trust the word given by my HRBP or to move to another job. In this recycling business, I am the only one HR executive working. Please do keep my identity private.

Dear Mayank SirOur salaries have been cut steeply since the lockdown.Though we were to get our full salaries from the beginning of the year, that has not happened.Expenses are high and it is difficult to manage.Is it a good idea to raise this question with the HR? If so, how does one do it? Will it affect my job?Thank you.Name withheld on request.

Sir, One Company paid last year 15%Bonus to the emploees ignoring ceilling yard stick. This year company wants to give bonus what is the role of HR Manager. Kindly suggest Regards S. M. Pattanaik

Everyone is talking about L&T chairman's comment about working 90 hours a week, working on Sundays etc. I am an IT professional working in product development. I work for a leading firm (I don't wish to name) in Pune that has been exploiting employees in the name of internal trainings and internships. Our manager expects us to clock in more than 12 hours at work, and we recently discovered that we are working extra hours to fulfill the manager's KRA and save her job. At least 8 people in my team of 10-12 which also includes 4 interns have been working more than 12 hours every day without a break. We are denied holidays for family events and emergencies while we continue to work during weekends. Despite meeting our deadlines ahead of time, we are constantly told that our work is not satisfactory and we need to outdo ourselves. All this, while the manager who hardly comes to work continues to be showered with incentives and international travel at the company's cost. The exploitation is purely unjust. I want to quit the company but I am told that my work is not good enough so I won't get a relieving letter. If I complain, I will be handed a termination letter. How do I address this situation with HR?