Power Cement Limited.

VISION:

To embellish a beneficial organization and transcend the expectations of our customers

and shareholders making and promoting better and top quality products from focusing on
quality, business ethics, and morals.

To encourage better development of talent in a safe and healthy environment, as an equal

chance for the employer, and use modern equipment for efficient and effective use.
[CITATION pow81 \l 1033 ]

MISSION:

Power Cement Limited eye’s on to be considered nationally and internationally as a

successful cement producers.[ CITATION pow81 \l 1033 ]

INTRODUCTION:
The company came into existence on 1st December 1981 as a private limited company later
on it was converted into public limited company on 09 July 1987.The company was listed
in Karachi and Lahore stock exchange. Power cement limited mainly focuses on
producing, selling and marketing of major cement products. Its major shareholders
include arif habib group which holds most of the shares of the company.it ranks among the
emerging financial company in the country and is strongly growing.[ CITATION pow81 \l
1033 ]

The company has stablished itself as a major company in the cement industry of Pakistan.
The company’s success because of years of establishing a better relation with its clients and
first rate service to its clients and because of team effort of its board of directors, team
management and hardworking and talented employees. The company has built its
reputation as the major business in the country and as one of the leading businesses in
Pakistan[ CITATION pow81 \l 1033 ]

COVID-19 LOCKDOWN:
The lockdown due to corona virus pandemic was implemented in Pakistan on 31st march
2020 due to which industry had to shut down for the time. Due to which companies and
their human resource managers had to plan and implement their strategies accordingly.
[ CITATION THE20 \l 1033 ] The HR mangers had to make policies for their companies for
during and post lockdown situation in the industries. Companies would also be facing
difficult financial situation in these times and thus the HR managers also had to prepare
policies keeping in mind the financial conditions for their respective companies. Due to
lockdown demand in the cement industry is likely to decline 45-50% year-on-year in
first quarter of the financial year 2020-21.[ CITATION THE20 \l 1033 ]

POLICES AS AN HR MANEGER FOR POWER CEMENT LIMITED

POST LOCKDOWN:
After 2 months of lockdown the prime minister of Pakistan allowed the opening of
construction industries thus, opening of cement industries as well. While the government
has allowed businesses to resume under strict guidelines, power cement is not rushing to
achieve pre-COVID-19 run-rates and instead are calibrating staff strength as they are
aware that any incident of infection can prove costly.[CITATION DAW20 \l 1033 ]

Here are some of policies which can be implemented as an HR manager of power cement
limited:
POLICES FOR WORKPLACE:
The idea is to ensure that social distancing norms and hygiene considerations on account of
Corona virus pandemic are strictly followed in every workplace when it resumes
functioning, whether in a limited or full-fledged manner. However the workplace will
never be same post lockdown

CLEANING PLAN:
As a hr. manager proper cleaning plan should be prepared for disinfecting the work place.
Disinfecting sprays should be sprayed around the workplace in everyday manner
disinfecting machines should be installed at the workplace. Disinfecting sprays should
sprayed regularly before and after work. Sanitizers should be installed at every workplace.

OPEN SPACES:
Workplaces should be rearranged and reorganized in such a manner that minimum
distance or at least the 3m distance should be maintain between employees. The more the
open spaces the less there is chance for infecting the employees.

POLICIES FOR INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY:

To increase productivity is the prime responsibility of an HR manager as company would
be facing a difficult financial condition. As an HR manager the labor can be called to work
for different shifts hence increasing the productivity and it will also help not to crow the
workplace so there would be less chance for spreading COVID-19.

COMMISION BASSED HIRING:

By hiring employees on commission we can increase productivity as we don’t have to pay
employees full time and hence increasing the productivity. Power cement limited can get
more results for better productivity as they hire new employees on commission based
work.
RELING ON PREVIOUS CLIENTS:
Power cement limited have built a strong relationship with their clients over the years both
nationally and internationally. They can strongly rely on this clients as the government
would be giving a relive package for the infrastructure industry so boosting the cement
industry as well

BY WAVING OF SALARIES:
Employees that can work remotely from their homes should work from home as possible
because of the situation of pandemic. As they are not coming to work physically we can
way their salary by 25 percent other than that some specific tasks and or targeted work
should be assigned to these employees from which they can receive their 25 percent salary
and even some extra bonus for their work making them more productive and increasing
the overall productivity.

POLICIES FOR EMPLOYEES:

Power cement limited considers their employees their assets so at this time of crisis proper
planning and preparation by the human resource department can help their employees.
Employee’s safety is number one priority of power cement limited. Some of the
precautions should be taken for the employees and supervised as well.

PROVIDING THE EQIUIPMENT:

Power cement limited human resource department would have to provide proper
equipment to their employees. Surgical mask should be provided to every employ and it
should be supervised that they wear the mask at work. Hand sanitizers should be made
cacheable or proper hand washing materials should be provided to the working labor and
staff. Sanitizing machines should be set at the entry gates of workplace for employees

FOLLOWING THE SOP:

Supervisors should make it compulsory that employees follow the standard operating
procedure that are set by the power cement limited. Hand washing and hand sanitizing
should be made compulsory. Wearing mask should be made compulsory. Minimum
distance of 3meter should be kept between employees.

PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION:
To avoid public transportation employees should be provided transportation by power
cement limited. Coaches would be provided to the employees and so that labor can come to
work who use public transportation.

POLICIES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE:

In the situation after lockdown the information exchange between employees is rather than
very difficult in this situation of pandemic. Power cement limited would have to make
proper planning according to sop for the sharing of authentic information exchange.

IT DEPARTMENT:
The information system department at should be assigned a task by the human resource
department in making sure there is clean exchange of information for the firm. For this a
software can be made or the use of modern apps can be used so that right information can
be transferred between employees.