RESHMA PANGAT

hr generalist at Fugro Middle East BV

• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• April 2015 to December 2023

Reviewing and comparing current salary and benefits structure with data from Wills
Tower Watson, and suggesting adjustments for salary benchmarks for UAE
employees (Onshore and offshore).
 Payroll Administration.
 Successfully implemented streamlined processes for handling employee
dependents school fees and timely payments.
 Managing employee housing allowance advance requests and coordinating with
Finance for the payment.
 Overseeing payout of annual flight allowances, with minimum discrepancies.
 Managing health insurance (BUPA Global) for employees and their families. Also,
making sure employees understand the details of benefits, policy documents, and
the list of available healthcare providers.
 Keeping track of employees annual leave balances and ensuring they utilize all
eligible days off.
Legal Compliance
 Monitoring the UAE Residence visa(mainland and Jafza) and passport expiry of
employees and their dependents.
 Timely renewal of employees labour contract in Ministry of labour (MOL)
 Monitoring the application of mission visa, visit visa for business purposes.
 Assisting employees in applying KSA Visa (Tasheer), India visa (BLS & CGI) &
Schengen visa (Orange Carpet) for business purpose.
 Monitoring online portals of the UAE government, such as echannel (GDRFA - visa
and status change records), Naqoodi (credit availability for visa applications),
MOHRE (Employee list for WPS), Tawteen reports (Emiratisation details), Jafza
immigration (employment visa), and PCFC (Jafza gate pass).
Onboarding & Offboarding
 Contacting candidates within 24 hours after offer acceptance.
 Preparing employment agreements and facilitating pre-boarding arrangements.
 Coordinating with the PRO team on legal documents for work permits and visas.
 Coordinating inbound travel and hotel accommodations for new hires.
 Organizing HR induction and office tours.
 Arranging and conducting exit interviews.
 Managing End of Service benefits (EOSB) and overseeing visa cancellation and
repatriation.
 Maintaining and archiving employee records.
HRIS (Workday)
 Updating proposed compensation and allowances (transportation, housing,
functional/hybrid) for new hires.
 Generating monthly reports of employee time off and leave of absence.
 Approving requests for time off or leave of absence.
 Making adjustments or overrides to employee leave.
 Updating personal, contact information, and legal documents of employees.

Assistant HR Manager at BABIN TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD

• India - Kerala
• June 2011 to August 2014

Trainee- HR-Employee Relations at GETIT INFOSERVICES PVT.LTD

• India - Chennai
• June 2010 to May 2011