Selvendran Silvarajoo
Shah Alam
Summary
Experience over 25 years in full HR spectrum with key focus in industrial relations (IR). Appointed as Employer’s Panel for Malaysian Industrial Court & Socso Board (Jemaah Rayuan Perkeso), Fully responsible of IR framework & policies for all legal entities in Malaysia with full assistance from HR team in different industries. I’m involved in Management discussion and guiding the company’s business compliance to greater governance in employing good industrial relation practices across its business operations. Having also worked in numerous industries in the past, I have gathered diverse people experience which addresses different sets of employment groups.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Group HR, Admin & Facilities Manager
KUDRAT MARITIME MALAYSIA SDN BHD
06.2017 - Current
- Support current & future business needs through the HR development engagement, motivation and preservation of human capital.
- Managing full spectrum of following:
- HR
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment
- Learning & Development
- Managing payroll for 25 companies
- Compensation & Benefits
- Employee Relation & Industrial Relation
- Administration
- Negotiation with vendor
- Comparison quotation
- Managing Custom Licenses for 20 companies (Forwarding & Shipping), Business Trade License and Petronas Licenses
- Managing all the utilities bill such as Maxis, Telekom and TNB
- Facilities
- Managing Tenancy Agreements as Tenant & Landlord
- Repairing & Maintenance for all 18 locations in Malaysia
- Liaising with Bomba, TNB and Syabas as when as needed
- Maintain Fire Certificate (FC) from Bomba & maintain regular inspection with Bomba Contractor
- HSE Committee Advisor & Internal Auditor
- Logistics Industry (Shipping, Fleet Care, Haulage, Taxi Services, Warehouse and Insurance Broker) Industry
HR Manager
ROYAL SELANGOR GOLF CLUB
09.2016 - 04.2017
- Managing full spectrum of HR (Recruitment, T&D, Payroll, C&B and ER & IR matters)
- Attend to Domestic Inquiries, representing Company for the cases involving IR/Labour office and Industrial Court.
- Coordinate end-to-end process and procedures of industrial relations in order to ensure process standardization and to safeguarding Club’s interest which no limited to :-
- Review and reported cases not limited to sexual harassment and disciplinary cases
- Issue show cause/charge/punishment letters
- In-Charge of Industrial Court cases involving unfair dismissal and other disputes
- Coordinate Domestic Inquiry when necessary and represent the Club in resolving disputes at Industrial Relations Department and Labor Department
- Union negotiation
- Hospitality Industry
Senior HR Advisor
RANHILL WORLEYPARSONS SDN BHD
09.2006 - 09.2016
- Strategic HR Planning
- Direct, advise and monitors the activities of business units with regards to human resources. Develop strategies to enhance department effectiveness
- Manpower Planning
- Provide direction on the development of policies and framework on manpower planning including guidelines, procedures and templates and justifications. Manage performance appraisal system and salary review process. Formulate KPI reports for monitoring and measurement purpose.
- Industrial relations
- Responsible for all Industrial Relation activities, including handling all matters related to disciplinary actions, grievances, staff misconduct and advising Management on the best practices of employee relations and all relevant employment laws.
- Investigate, manage and control all the disciplinary and grievance mechanisms, as well as participating in disciplinary domestic inquiries (DI) as Prosecutor Officer / Chairman.
- Consultations and Counsels on Court Cases - Establishing good relationships with relevant industry players, consult legal practitioners and related government agencies under the Human Resources Ministry and provide advices accordingly and when necessary make recommendations on best practices relating to managing court cases
- Compensation & Benefits
- Insurance : Liaison with company’s insurance for staff GPA, GHS & GTL (yearly & monthly updates & claims. Management of company’s medical scheme including contract and insurance negotiations.
- Administer compensation and benefit administration including performance appraisal, yearly increment and bonus as well as ad-hoc projects such as job evaluation and salary review.
- To carry out employee/ salary/ benefits survey on compensation trends within the industry and recommendation on suitable competitive compensation strategies
- Communicating with Management staff’s about the performance appraisal rating
- Carry out market survey and benchmark studies
- Reviewing and revising HR policies in compliance with changing or new legislation.
- Expatriate Affairs
- Work Permit Responsible to compile all work permit documents for application and work closely with the work permit agent. To monitor, renewal/extension, cancellation and special pass for Expatriates working in Malaysia.
- Recommendation international school, finding the right educational experience for them.
- Managing expatriate door to door relocations of their personal effect. Experienced in all aspects of domestic and international relocations, Ensure that the shipment and storage of personal belongings are handled carefully.
- Provide services to expatriate for settling in Malaysia. (House search)
- HR Operations
- Preparing all kinds of letters to employees
- Conducting HR Induction programme
- Providing the relevant information to Payroll for processing.
- Work closely with the Management team to advise on all HR issues strategically
- Global Mobility Support – Work Permit, Housing, Schooling and etc
- Employee Relation activities
- Appointment as “Floor Fire Warden”
- Oil & Gas Industry
Senior Human Resource Executive
GENTING PLANTATION BERHAD
04.2005 - 08.2006
- Industrial Relation
- Manage IR affairs of company and advise line manages on preventive measures
- Promote industrial harmony within the business line
- Proactively setup and promote sound employee relation policies
- Acting as a Prosecuting Officer (PO)
- To assist and responsible for all industrial relations activities for the Company, including handling all matters related to disciplinary actions, counselling, staff misconduct advising and guiding management on the best practices employee relations including all relevant employment laws
- Recruitment
- Maintain quality professional relationships with recruitment agencies and review their services in meeting the company’s manpower demand.
- Explore the market best practices in recruitment and staffing and implement the appropriate best practices within the company.
- Review and constantly monitor the recruitment strategies, channels, social media and materials to ensure cost effectively of the recruitment process for different job profiles and functions in the Company.
- Manage employee on boarding programmes
- Manage entire end to end activities on foreign workers management
- HR Operations
- Preparing & checking monthly report, organisation chart, staff movement and etc
- Prepare yearly budgeting for Manpower report.
- Coordinating Management Conference (Local & Overseas) and Company Trips
- Appointed as Editor for Company’s New Letters
- Training
- Administer annual TNA & TNI programme for the company.
- Execute training programmes for employees including handling training budgets
- Unions
- Negotiation with the Union Head & Members
- Agriculture – Oil Palm Plantation & Properties Industry
HR & Admin Executive
JOHNSON MATTHEY SDN BHD
11.2003 - 04.2005
- Administer company payroll including various statutory payment
- Management and administration of company’s training activities including HRDF liaison.
- Carry out end to end recruitment activities
- Manage new employee on boarding
- Manage employee relations activities including disciplinary management
- Handled taxation and expatriate management topics
- Union Negotiation
- Involve in Domestic Inquiry session as Prosecuting Officer
- Counselling employees
- Manufacturing Industry
Regional HR Associate (Asia Pacific)
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
02.2001 - 08.2003
- Handled end to end recruitment activities
- Management of expatriates mobilisation and demobilisation
- Management of training programmes including new employee on boarding
- Support employee’s benefits administration
- Manage employee relations activities including disciplinary management
- Payroll administration for assigned business units
- Oil & Gas Industry
Human Resource Officer
HONG LEONG FINANCE
04.1996 - 01.2001
- Banking Industry
Education
Certificate - Business Administration
Bolton University
UK01-2003
Diploma - Business Management
International Correspondence Schools
01-1998
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Universiti Malaya
01-2001
Bachelor (Hons) - Business Administration
Bolton University
UK01-2003
Diploma - Industrial Relations
Malaysia Employer Federation (MEF)
01-2012
Master - Human Resource Management
AEU
01-2018
Skills
- HR analytics
- Diversity and inclusion
- Employee relations
- Global HR experience
Affiliations
- Employer’s Jemaah Rayuan PANEL , PERKESO
- Employer’s Employers PANEL, Industrial Court of Malaysia
- Kursus Ejen Kastam (KEK)
- OSH Coordinator, Safety
- Internal Auditor
- Certified First Aider
Timeline
Group HR, Admin & Facilities Manager
KUDRAT MARITIME MALAYSIA SDN BHD
06.2017 - Current
HR Manager
ROYAL SELANGOR GOLF CLUB
09.2016 - 04.2017
Senior HR Advisor
RANHILL WORLEYPARSONS SDN BHD
09.2006 - 09.2016
Senior Human Resource Executive
GENTING PLANTATION BERHAD
04.2005 - 08.2006
HR & Admin Executive
JOHNSON MATTHEY SDN BHD
11.2003 - 04.2005
Regional HR Associate (Asia Pacific)
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
02.2001 - 08.2003
Human Resource Officer
HONG LEONG FINANCE
04.1996 - 01.2001
Diploma - Business Management
International Correspondence Schools
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Universiti Malaya
Diploma - Industrial Relations
Malaysia Employer Federation (MEF)
Master - Human Resource Management
AEU
Certificate - Business Administration
Bolton University
Bachelor (Hons) - Business Administration
Bolton University