The first responsibility of a developed society must be in the distribution of financial gains across people of all sections, and not just the ones who belong to the higher economic strata. The blue-collar workers, who usually work in the rural and semi urban areas are in a highly unorganized sector. This ever-present fragmentation in the blue- collar space motivated Thirumurugan to invest in Candor Management Services, an end to end HR Organization. Thirumurugan himself hailed from a small town, and after a successful stint in the IT industry, mainly through his own education and efforts, was eager to work towards the upliftment of people from the rural parts of India. Anuvidhya Thirumurugan and Sreejayanthi Muthukumaran, the company’s other founders shared in this dream.
Candor’s Executive Director, Ravi Krishnamurthy, makes a valid point of creating more avenues that consistently benefit blue-collar workers. These initiatives, he feels, would turn out more effective than personal charitable institutions or NGOs which typically have a limited reach. Ravi explains, “ We provide human resources in the areas of industry workers (e.g. machinist, welder etc.). This was the original thrust of the business, but by listening to the needs of our clients, and partnering with them, we have also expanded to company staffing (e.g. office administrative staff), mid level and top talent staffing, and learning and knowledge.”
Candor was determined to provide the best amenities to the blue-collar employees. And this has created an impact, gradually altering the basic ways the industry used to function earlier.
The company ensured that the workers are paid at least minimum wages as per norms, get adequate provident funds, ESI for medical coverage, and also additional trauma coverage.