STAFF RECRUITMENT

Hiring the right people into any organization is key. Hiring the right people who are operating many thousand miles away, in a wholly different environment and often without any immediate colleagues or supervision can be a risk if you do not have the right people.

The U.S. Business Centers have an in-house hiring solutions team who have a strong track record of identifying and presenting strong candidates for our U.S. Clients.

Our services include:

  • Staff Recruitment

    • Providing salary benchmarking to ensure you do not overpay your local staff
    • ​Reviewing job specifications and providing advice on role designation, content etc.
    • Providing candidates with detailed briefings of your organization, the role(s) and your expectations
    • Undertaking local and national candidate searches
    • Managing the shortlisting process (all candidates are pre-interviewed, via phone/video & in person, specifically for your role)
    • Facilitating the entire interview process and guiding you on selection
    • Advising on producing appropriate salary/benefits packages to be offered and preferred start date
    • Providing assistance with salary negotiations
    • Liaising with selected candidates on the offer letter and employment agreement

  • Staff Appointments

    • Completion of reference / background / education qualification checks
    • Provision and advice on local employment contracts
    • Creation of employee handbooks
    • Develop local policies to adhere to local requirements and your company specific policies
    • Provide offer letters and employment agreements
    • Employee insurances – providing guidance on norms relating to employee insurances and, working with local brokers, facilitating insurances for your employees (medical, life, personal accident etc.)
    • Induction and on-boarding formalities of new employees

ONGOING HR SUPPORT & ADVICE

Labor laws in India are typically more stringent than in the U.S. It is therefore important you are on top of statutory requirements and compliances. Whether you are a new entrant to the market or already have personnel on the ground in India paying attention to HR matters is key.

Our services include:

  • HR Support & Advice

    • Employee administration (probation extension/ confirmation, promotions, increments etc.)
    • Leave management
    • Employee relations
    • Communication with employees (regarding performance excellence, new joiner, birthdays, facilitating regular staff forums etc.)
    • Guidance on managing under-performance and termination related matters
    • Employee exit management
    • Introduction of a performance management system
    • Annual salary benchmarking reviews as per national/industry trends
    • Management support regarding Discipline, Employee Grievance and Sexual Harassment issues

  • HR Audit – General & Statutory Compliance

    • Comprehensive audit of all your HR processes and employee documents
    • Risk mitigation- review of all applicable statutes from a labor law compliance perspective
    • Guidance on applicable labor laws and handling inspections from labor authorities
    • Guidance on contract staff related issues