Guruvayurappan Narayanan

Seasoned HR, Admin, Audit & IR | Expert in Labour Relations, Compliance, and Workforce Engagement | Driving Organizational Productivity and Employee Wellbeing.

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Senior HR, Administration, and Compliance Executive with over 28 years of strategic leadership across premier textile and garment manufacturing organizations. Certified ISO 9001 QMS Lead Auditor (CQI/IRCA) with authoritative expertise as Management Representative (MR), directing end-to-end statutory compliance, complex buyer social/technical audits (SEDEX, Walmart, Primark, Disney, C-TPAT), large-scale workforce governance, industrial relations, and enterprise cost optimization.

Sr. Manager – HR, Admin & Compliance - Sree Santhosh Garments (Spinning Division) - Avinashi

(2025-12)

• Led collective bargaining negotiations with trade unions, successfully closing 100% of wage and benefit agreements on time, ensuring industrial harmony and avoiding work stoppages.
• Drafted and renewed collective agreements that improved employee satisfaction by 15% while balancing organizational cost efficiency.
• Resolved 90%+ of employee grievances within stipulated timelines, reducing escalation cases by 25% and strengthening trust in HR systems.
• Mediated workplace disputes between employees and management, achieving a 40% decrease in formal conflict cases over a 2-year period.
• Implemented transparent and legally compliant disciplinary procedures, reducing instances of repeat misconduct by 30% and aligning practices with statutory requirements.
• Ensured 100% compliance with labour laws, factory acts, and industrial regulations during audits, with zero non-conformities reported across multiple inspections.
• Built strong trade union relations by fostering open communication, resulting in uninterrupted industrial peace.
• Prevented industrial disputes and strikes, deploying proactive engagement strategies that safeguarded productivity and saved an estimated ₹X million in potential downtime costs.
• Strengthened workforce communication channels, leading to a 20% improvement in employee policy awareness through structured briefings and transparent updates.
• Developed and updated industrial relations policies, ensuring alignment with evolving labour regulations and driving consistent policy adoption across all units.
• Monitored workplace morale through surveys and feedback, identifying risks early and improving employee engagement scores by 18% year-on-year.
• Maintained meticulous documentation and IR reporting, enabling leadership to make data-backed decisions on workforce planning and dispute management.

Sr. HR & Admin Manager - Tirumalai Textiles - Pollachi

(2023-03 - 2025-11)

• To ensure the Manpower requirement in various functional department & Plan accordingly.
• Responsible for contractor’s worker & related compliances.
• Handle the legal matter, Lesioning with Govt. Offices.
• Prepare the Half yearly & annually manpower /Wages Budget and reconcile the same accordingly.
• Responsible for all Internal & External Social Audit and fulfill the related compliances.
• Managing Canteen Committee, Safety Committee, Works Committee, Sexual Harassment & Prevention Committee and maintain records accordingly.
• To develop congenial & harmonious relation between Management & employees.
• Payroll management.
• Responsible for conduct the induction program & as well as training program internal & external.
• Managing the personnel functions like attendance management system, leave records of all employees and personal file of all employees.
• To manage the performance appraisal system.
• Taking care of Welfare activities for employees.

Manager – HR & Admin - Shiva Texyarn Ltd. - CBE

(2018-05 - 2023-02)

• Ensured 100% statutory compliance by preparing half-yearly and annual returns under the Factories Act, 1948, and maintaining statutory registers, resulting in zero penalties during audits.
• Furnished accurate labour engagement details to Labour Bureau and employment exchanges, strengthening organizational compliance and reporting credibility.
• Streamlined gratuity settlement processes, reducing turnaround time by 20% and ensuring timely closure of employee full-and-final cases.
• Implemented statutory and non-statutory welfare measures including canteen, hostel, and medical facilities, improving employee satisfaction scores by 15%.
• Coordinated effectively during factory inspections by statutory authorities, maintaining a 100% inspection clearance record.
• Designed and delivered training programs in collaboration with external agencies, enhancing workforce skill levels and contributing to a 25% increase in productivity.
• Spearheaded manpower planning and recruitment initiatives, reducing hiring cycle time by 30% while ensuring alignment with operational requirements.
• Maintained harmonious industrial relations through proactive engagement with employees and unions, achieving X years of industrial peace.
• Strengthened grievance handling mechanisms, resolving 95% of employee issues within defined timelines, reducing escalation and disputes.
• Implemented disciplinary procedures in line with labour law, ensuring fairness and reducing repeat misconduct cases by 20%.
• Counseled and motivated employees, resulting in a measurable boost in performance and productivity across key units.
• Fostered effective communication with government authorities including Factory Inspector, Labour Office, PF, and ESI departments, building strong compliance networks.
• Led employee welfare and engagement initiatives such as hostel, canteen, and safety management, contributing to higher retention and lower attrition.

HR & Admin Manager - Renaissance RTW Asia (P) Limited - Tirupur

(2012-11 - 2018-03)

• Payroll management.
• Responsible for conduct the induction program & as well as training program internal & external.
• Managing the personel functions like attendance management system, leave records of all employees and personal file of all employees.
• To manage the performance appraisal system.
• Taking care of Welfare activities for employees.
• Played a key role in industrial dispute prevention and resolution, smooth and conducive workplace atmosphere
• Managed Control Union certifications for GOTS and O.E - 100 organic product standards.
• Governed office security, PR/Govt liaisons, fleet logistics, guest hospitality, and complete shop-floor operations.

Manager – HR & IR - Rajave Textiles - Sulur

(2005-12 - 2012-10)

HR Incharge - Stallion Garments - Tirupur

(1998-03 - 2005-11)

MCA - Master of Comp. App. - Alagappa University

BBA - Business Admin. - Annamalai University

PGDCA Qualification - Indian Computer Academy

Typewriting English (Lower) - State Technical Board