Competencies of HR Manager in Managing the Employee Welfare and Development in Construction Chemical Industry

It is the competent HR manager who helps the organisation to maximise the utilisation of other resources. With a view to understand the competencies of HR manager in managing employee welfare and development a study was conducted in construction chemical industry, Durotop Construction Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Udupi. Structured questionnaire was used in collecting primary data by administering it to sample respondents and primary data were also compiled from the discussions with the employees of Durotop Construction Chemical Pvt Ltd. Study found no significant influence of designation and experience in responding to the competencies of HR manager though gender partially played a role in giving response. HR manager's competencies in Durotop Construction Chemicals, Udupi seems to be quite acceptable across different categories of employees. The respondents genuinely felt that HR manager in Durotop Construction Chemicals was acting as a welfare officer and taking care of all the laws and regulations. HR managers must have good rapport with the people across sections in the organisation so as to act as a bridge and defence for the management.