12000+
Projects executed
40+
Years experience
750+
Retainer customers
3000+
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Rajesh Athihalli
Managing Partner
About Our Firm
Welcome to our organization!
When it comes to the pioneers in the Industrial relations consulting industry, one name that stands out is R&M Associates. Founded in 1972 by Mr. Raja and Mr. Mallesh. It is widely regarded as a go to consulting firm on matters related to Industrial Relations and Labour laws. With a wealth of experience, strong and positive reputation and demonstrated ability to adapt to changes in the business environment, we have operated with a strong sense of ethics, fairness, and responsibility.
Upholding the culture, over time we have expanded our services to include management consulting, focusing on human resource management & organisation development and more recently, prevention of sexual harassment at workplace consulting. Our customers stand testimony to our committed and disciplined work standards ably supported by our knowledgeable team members.
We would like to thank our valued customers for their continued patronage, many of whom are with us since inception, and look forward to building new long lasting business relationships. Continually challenging the status quo, pursuing excellence, and making a positive impact on our clients’ businesses further reinforces our reputation as a trailblazer in the Human Capital Management consulting world.
Our business entities
At R&M HCM, we take pride in offering a wide range of specialized divisions, each dedicated to providing unique strategic solutions tailored to your organization’s unique needs, culture, and goals.
Industrial relations and labour laws
Helping organizations navigate the complex landscape of employee-employer relationships and compliance with labor laws.
- Conflict resolution
- Fair Labour practices, policies and employment rules
- Legal compliance
- Labour Laws Audits
- Union relations and collective bargaining
- Dispute resolution through mediation, inquires and conciliations
- Legal Services
Organisation Development
Helping organisations to adapt, grow, and remain competitive in an ever-changing business environment.
- Strategic planning and goal setting
- Leadership Development
- Execution consulting
- Learning and Development
- Performance enablement
- Assessments
- Audits and surveys
Prevention of sexual harassment
Helping organisations to create a safe and respectful workplace and foster a culture of dignity and respect for all.
- External member to the IC
- Policy development and review
- Awareness and communication
- Investigation and reporting
- Support and counselling
- Legal compliance
- Audits and assessments
Industrial relations and labour laws
Helping organizations navigate the complex landscape of employee-employer relationships and compliance with labor laws.
- Conflict resolution
- Fair Labour practices, policies and employment rules
- Legal compliance
- Labour Laws Audits
- Union relations and collective bargaining
- Dispute resolution through mediation, inquires and conciliations
- Legal Services
Organisation Development
Helping organisations to adapt, grow, and remain competitive in an ever-changing business environment.
- Strategic planning and goal setting
- Leadership Development
- Execution consulting
- Learning and Development
- Performance enablement
- Assessments
- Audits and surveys
Prevention of sexual harassment
Helping organisations to create a safe and respectful workplace and foster a culture of dignity and respect for all.
- External member to the IC
- Policy development and review
- Awareness and communication
- Investigation and reporting
- Support and counselling
- Legal compliance
- Audits and assessments
Our Services
We offer are a suite of integrated solutions and strategies that help organizations manage their workforce more effectively.
Industrial Relations
Strategies for resolving industrial disputes & conflicts, employee relations, collective bargaining, conducting domestic inquiries and issues related to minimum wage, working hours, occupational safety, etc…
Labour laws compliance
Providing strategic guidance to ensure legal compliance at every stage of your employment practices, policies, record-keeping, documentation, and employment contracts.
Representation of employers
Represent managements before Government authorities, employer’s associations, arbitration, industrial tribunals, and courts.
Organisation development
Strategies and customised solutions for organisations to set goals, navigate change, improve performance, solve problems, build successful teams, and manage talent.
Prevention of sexual harassment at workplace (POSH)
Strategies to prevent and address sexual harassment as external member, build awareness amongst employees and other stakeholders, investigate into complaints, create a robust policy, ensure compliance, and build effective communication strategies.
Our team of experts
A M Mallesh
Founder & Partner
MVA Raja
Founder & Partner
Rajesh Athihalli
Managing Partner
Aparna Sarja
Partner
Jayaprada Hemmige
Partner
Jose Paul
Partner
Somshekhar
Advocate
Subrahmanyam
Advocate
Umesh
Advocate
Dr. Anita Ollapally
Consultant
Viswanath
Consultant
H C Bharathi
Consultant
Chandrika
Consultant
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Latest Articles
Our team of experts regularly publishes articles and blogs to keep you informed about the latest industry trends, best practices, and strategies in the realm of human capital management to help your business succeed.
Article
The Role of Family and Institutions in Creating Safe Spaces for Women
Families, schools, and workplaces must take the lead in creating cultural change. The recent case of a post-graduate trainee doctor brutally murdered at a state-run hospital has raised the same question again - why haven’t we been able to create safe spaces for women? This prompts a deeper reflection on how societal institutions must step up as custodians of a culture of respect and equality, to create safe spaces for women.
Article
5 key findings of the Hema Committee report
In February 2017, a renowned Malayalam actor was raped in a moving vehicle. The incident shook the Malayalam film industry and there was public outcry. With pressure from the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), a committee headed by former judge K. Hema in July 2017 to look into the working conditions of women in the Malayalam film industry.
Article
Standard of proof in POSH cases: Preponderance of Possibilities
Standard of proof in POSH cases: Preponderance of Possibilities The Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 recognizes that sexual harassment often happens in isolation or in circumstances where evidence is difficult to come by. In several of these incidents, securing evidence like, messages, recordings, video footage, screenshots, etc… becomes a challenge. This leaves the committee with the word of the victim against the word of the perpetrator.
POSH
Metis POSH-Caselaw-Calcutta High Court-Reconsider WBNUJS Professor’s allegation against Vice-Chancellor
The Calcutta High Court has directed the local committee, 24-Parganas (North), constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (in short, the Act of 2013) (“POSH Committee”) to reconsider a complaint by a professor of NUJS Kolkata, accusing the University’s Vice-Chancellor (‘VC’) of sexual harassment. The POSH Committee in the impugned order, had dismissed the petitioner’s complaint on the grounds that it was barred by limitation.
Labour Laws
THE KANNADA LANGUAGE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT 2024
"3. Amendment of section 17.- In section 17 of the Principal Act, for sub-section (6), the following shall be substituted , namely:- (6) The name boards of Commercial, Industrial and Business Undertakings, Trusts, Counseling Centre’s, Hospitals, Laboratories, Amusement Centers and Hotels etc., functioning with the approval and sanction of the Government or Local Authorities, shall ensure that their name board displays 60% in Kannada language and Kannada shall be displayed in the upper half of the name board”.
Labour Laws
PAYMENT OF GRATUITY ACT, 1972 VIS A VIS THE KARNATAKA COMPULSORY GRATUITY INSURANCE RULES, 2024
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, is social security legislation. Section 4 (a) of the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, amended in 1987, contains a clause for “compulsory insurance”. The date for implementing this requirement, to compulsorily insure the gratuity liability, was however left to the State Government.
POSH
Handbook on combating gender stereotypes – Supreme Court of India
The Handbook identifies common stereotypes about women, many of which have been utilised by courts in the past and demonstrates why they are inaccurate and how they may distort the application of the law.
POSH
Delhi Industrial Tribunal – Consent of a woman and her explicit “no”
Dismissing an appeal filed by former Executive Vice Chairman of TERI R.K. Pachauri in a sexual harassment case, an Industrial Tribunal of Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Courts, has observed that a man should know the difference between explicit consent of a woman and her explicit “no” or implied consent.
POSH
Case law – Participation Of Accused In Appraisal Process Of Complainant
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that the actions of an accused under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”), in being party to an appraisal report of the complainant thereunder, “vitiates and makes a mockery of the entire process.”
OD
20 essential leadership skills for strategy execution
20 essential leadership skills for strategy execution – In this article, we have focused on functional skills essential for strategy execution. The behavioural and technical skills required, we believe have direct correlation to the functional skills required to complete the job on hand.
OD
Unlearning your way to optimally execute
My colleague would religiously refer to this quote every time we set out to pursue a challenging initiative. Many a times even when we have embarked on initiatives somewhat similar to what we have pursued before.
OD
A significant Challenge – Revenue generation role for service engineers in the OEM manufacturing business.
Our interactions with our customers in the OEM manufacturing business have revealed a rather unique challenge. According to Industry Week, sales from spare parts comprise 40% to 60% of total manufacturer revenues
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