The Human Capital Transformers - Candor Management Services

The Silicon Review

Nurturing Human Resources for Business Advantage

Organizations come across various hurdles in outsourcing employee management tasks. These tasks include employee benefits, payroll and workers' compensation, recruiting, risk/safety management, and training and development. To solve all these problemsCandor Management Services came into the market as aProfessional Employer Organization (PEO) firm. The company provides human capital transformation services that deliver compelling business advantages to its customers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bangalore, the company’s core offerings are centred around manpower staffing, learning & skill enhancement, technology & automation and standards & compliance.

Starting operations with a simple goal to steadily improve the employability and related opportunities of blue-collar workers in South India, Candor now offers similar opportunities to pink, green and grey collared workers and serves customers in north and western parts of India as well. With over 1200 full-time employees on its rolls, Candor is well regarded by both customers and employees as amongst the best in human resource outsourcing solution organizations in India today.Going beyond the market defined PEO role of just managing workforce employment, compensation and taxes, Candor brings re-skilling, technology deployment and compliance enablement as value added services to client organizations.

Getting off the grounds

Led by an eclectic group of highly qualified professionals, with a cumulative work experience over 200 years in Fortune 30 companies and with specializations in finance, technology, HR and administration, Candor has grown steadily since its inception a decade ago and boasts of a strong and rapidly growing financial baseline.

Beyond efficiently connecting best-suited candidates with the best available client opportunities, Candor differentiates itself by offerings single window of operation, highly customized solutions, low turnaround time and high quality of deliverables. Enjoying over 95% repeat customer business from its growing legion of clients, Candor plays an active role in bridging the gap between the needs of client organizations with its high-quality services.

Factors the company is known for

Beyond offering clarity on its value proposition, it helps articulate clarity for all its customers on their competitive advantage today and in future; and on what manpower, learning, technology and compliance changes they may need to make to develop and maintain not just competitive advantage but market supremacy, going forward.

Its journey with its clients doesn’t end upon leasing the most suitable candidate(s) for their requirement, in fact, it begins there. As a proactive solutions provider, it partners with client organizations in implementing cutting-edge learning, technology and other business differentiators essential to stand out in today’s competitive marketplace.

All its business processes are meticulously structured to align with both standard industry best practices as well those prescribed by our clients. It is 100% compliant on all regulatory requirements related to employee recruitment, training, development, payroll and employment administration and employee benefits management including health care and retirement benefits.

The firm continuously innovates to provide greater benefits to its employees. For instance, it secures bank accounts for its employees with attending overdraft and loan facilities, even before the Jan DhanYojana was announced by the government. In a first of its kind effort, it even provided farmers regular employment by partnering with a client. Now, these farmers are not dependent on the vagaries of weather, nor are they plagued by seasonal unemployment. They are proud employees of a company, with bank accounts, regular income, and yet continue to do agriculture.

One of the major highlights of the company is the women employment. Women employees make up almost 40% of its staff. Through true empowerment, it seeks to provide enhanced quality of life for all its employees, especially those who need it most.

The Man behind the Company’s Success

Thirumurugan Subramanian, Founder & Managing Director

A thorough finance professional, Thirumurugan has over the years played a pivotal role in many established organisations including IBM Global Business Services and Lenovo India, where he served with distinction as CFO. He is well regarded, by both industry and peers, for his in-depth grasp of complex financial structures, pricing dynamics, building and leading large talent pools and ability to innovate value from even the most complex business situations