ROLE OF FACTORY HEAD/
OPEARTION HEAD IN IR
COMPLIANCES
FACTORY INDUSTRY COMPANY
AUTHORITIES DISCIPLINARY FINANCE
DOCUMENTATION DISPUTE TAXES
FACTORY
AUTHORITIES DOCUMENTATION
Corporatio
Pollution Fire n/
Electricity Ground EPF/ SIPCOT/ Health
DISH/ IF Control Departmen Municipalit
Board Water ESI/EC PIPDIC Department
Board t y/
Panchayat
Authorities Documentations
Registration/ plan approval/ license
renewal / inspection / report / health /
Directorate of industrial safety & health/ if
safety / welfare / working conditions /
stability / MSDS etc
Inspection / contagious and pandemic
Health department disease / annual health check-up /
occupational health
Expansion/ consent renewal / inspection
Pollution control board
/ msds
Inspection / not to exceed the limit /
Electricity board
transformer / e b blue print etc
Running license / addl approval /
Panchayat / municipality/ corporation
inspection
Fire department License renewal / inspection
EPF, ESI& EC Returns / inspection / claims
In a factory,
Who is the appointing authority?
Who is the maintaining authority?
Who is the removing authority
Factory manager is the officer who can appoint, change the
condition of employment and if needed to remove the
employee
Designations
What are the stipulated designations available
In a factory as per Factories Act
Worker
Supervision Category
Manager
Confidential Person
Designated positions
Welfare officer - 500 Persons
Medical Officer - 1000 Persons
Safety Officer - 1000 Persons
OCCUPIER FACTORY MANAGER
As far as statutory is concerned, Factory Manager is having
Authority and Responsibility at par with Occupier
Whenever we talk about Factory Manager, it applies to Occupier
also
Factory manager is responsible for all types of employees
working within the organisation for their condition of employment
Irrespective of whether they are working directly or indirectly
Factory Manager is the person
INDUSTRY
Responsible for
DISCIPLINARY DISCIPLINARY
Recruitment
(Employment)
In an Industry, who is the
Maintenance
Authorised signatory and
(Condition of employment)
Who is the Disciplinary authority?
Removal
Factory Manager is the Authorised
Non-employment
Signatory and he is the
Disciplinary Authority.
ROLE OF FACTORY MANAGER IN DISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES
• Signing authority ( as per board resolution)
• Organising person for disciplinary activities
• Even though the disciplinary processes are carried on by HR, the ultimate
responsibilities lies with Factory Manager.
• Factory Manager is the Authorised signatory for issuance of any communication like
Show Cause Notice, Charge Sheet, suspension Pending enquiry etc.,
• Factory Manager is the Disciplinary Authority in the Factory
• To ensure Health, Safety and Welfare
• Liaison with Government authorities.
Safety
Factory manager to ensure either directly or through safety officer, the
following safety parameters
Employee safety * Regular safety training program
* issuance of relevant PPEs
* Emergency preparedness
Visitor safety * Safety induction to visitor
* Visitors are allowed only to the prescribed area
Machinery safety * Tools & tackles certification
* Safety guards of machines
* working condition of machines
Onsite emergency * Safety mock drill
program * safe assembly point
* first aid training
* mock drill
Building safety * Building layout approval
* Building stability certificate
HEALTH
Factory Manager to ensure either directly or through Medical Officer,
the following safety parameters
Occupational Health
Contagious disease
Prevention of disease
Annual Medical Check-up for specified positions in case of Hazardous
Industry or Dangerous Process. Every 6 months for Canteen workers.
WELFARE
• CANTEEN
• REST ROOM
• OHC
• AMBULANCE/ AMBULANCE ROOM
• FIRST AID
• FIRE EQUIPMENTS (HYDRANT/ HOSE REEL/
EXTINGUISHERS/ FIRE ALRAM)
Working condition
• Daily hours - 9 hours in a day
• Weekly hours - 48 hours in a week
• Spread over - 10.5 hours in a day
• Shift – overlapping of shift -
• Overtime - 50 hours in a quarter
• WEEKLY HOLIDAY - FIRST DAY OF WEEK OR any
person will have weekly holiday for a whole day 3 days immediately
before or after, if he worked on his weekly holiday. Provided that no
substitution shall be made which will result in any worker working for
more than ten days consecutively without a holiday for a whole day
• Earned leave - one day for every 20 working days
• Working condition of ladies - as applicable
• Employee compensation policy- as applicable
Role of factory manager in disputes resolving
• Signing authority of settlement
• He is the authorised person for appearing before commissioner of
labour
• Factory manager is the representing officer for ec before
commissioner of labour
• Management representative to represent the case before dcl etc
w.R.T. Disputes
• He is the party to disputes
Awards and punishments
When we talks about award, definitely there is other side of the coin
called punishment.
Can be handled by forming the grievance committee/works committee ,
posh committee, health and safety committee
Any anomaly / discrepancy in the compliances, factory manager is
holding the responsibility.
