? Role Overview

An (IR) Manager acts as the primary liaison between management and workers, ensuring compliance with labour laws, maintaining industrial peace, and managing union negotiations. This aligns with the IR Code’s framework governing trade unions, dispute resolution, layoffs, retrenchment, and workplace committees

?? Key Responsibilities

- Union & Worker Relations

Manage relations with trade unions; ensure compliance with negotiating union rules (e.g., 51% membership for sole negotiating union) Advise management on collective bargaining trends and union practices Handle grievance procedures and dispute resolution involving unions, employees, and government agencies .
- Compliance with Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Implement Works Committees (100+ workers) and Grievance Redressal Committees (20+ workers) as mandated Ensure proper procedures for strikes, lockouts, conciliation, arbitration, and tribunal matters Oversee layoffs, retrenchment, and closure permissions for establishments with 300+ workers Manage re-skilling fund contributions (15 days’ wages for retrenched workers)
- HR & Factory Operations

Oversee hiring, layoffs, job analysis, and workforce planning Administer compensation, perks, training, and safety programs Ensure compliance with standing orders and employment conditions under the IR Code




- Dispute Resolution & Legal Processes

Prepare documentation for conciliation, arbitration, and tribunal proceedings Conduct accident investigations, manage workers’ compensation claims, and coordinate with claim adjusters
- Policy & Strategy

Develop labour policies and contribute to production strategy decisions Maintain HR-related reports, spreadsheets, and compliance documentation
- 4 Sources

? Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in labour relations, HR, or business management (required)
- Master’s degree in HRM or industrial/labour relations (preferred)
- 10+ years of HR experience, including 3+ years in manufacturing environments

? Skills Required

- Strong knowledge of labour laws, collective bargaining, wage data, and economics
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Analytical and problem?solving abilities; meticulous attention to detail
- Proficiency in MS Office

?? Legal Framework the Role Must Navigate

- Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (trade unions, dispute resolution, standing orders)
- Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 (committees, layoffs, retrenchment, negotiating union rules)
- Additional labour laws: Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Wages Act, Factories Act, etc.

📌 Industrial Relations (India)
🏢 Larsen and Toubro
📍 India