PRERNA

प्रेरणा
Employees News Letter
August 2010 Edition Number 2
कर्मचारी सर्ाचार पत्र

DS Construction
Libya | UAE | India

CONTENTS

 Director’s (Operation)
Message

 Editor’s Message

 HR Dash Board.

 New Arrivals.

 Work and Employment.

 Staff’s Promoted.

 Productivity Improvement.

 Big Boy’s Birthday.

 Orientation to Libya.

 Take Time. Just Think!

 DS Construction Site News

"All the flowers of tomorrow are in the
 History-Two US Presidents
seeds of today"
 Know about benefits having
fruits and vegetables

We welcome any constructive feedback or suggestions on how we in Human Resources at DS

Construction FZ co, Libya could serve better. Email to gaurav@dsclibya.com

Please email to hr at gaurav@dsclibya.com

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A mystery gift awaits those with excellent ideas for improvement
 Director (Operations) Message

Ramadan Kareem

Fellow Indians, I am saluting Mother India for the wonderful

Independence Day. Hundreds and thousands have jumped into
the struggle over 200 years to get India Independent. We
rededicate our energies to build India and respect the cultures
and values.

This festive season everyone in Asia, Africa, and Europe is full

of motivation to fulfill the family needs and joy that the
festival gives to the family

The current phase of nonpayment from various authorities is a

National phenomenon. Every contracting company is facing the
same situation since April, 2010 this phase of non-payment is
only due some bad players in the field and not fund availability
with Government. I wish to add that Libya is having over 90
Billion $ of foreign reserve apart from ranking second in gold
reserve in African Countries.

I would see this phase of uncertainty is purely a business cycle,

where we are in down the peddle. No need to be panic, we are
geared up for the events to unfold in the coming months.

Many a leading business enterprises in this country are still

learning how to cope this minus budgeting techniques. Let me
detail you how we learnt this over the last 3 decades. All
payments are linked to the clearances’ from the funds to be
obtained from authorities. Everyone without arguments accept
that any contractor has to complete the project based on the
approvals, if the authorities delay payments, the chain is
broken. So is the current state This phase of uncertainty is also
to be as challenge. Everyone must understand and
communicate on these lines.

DS Construction FZ CO, has sailed over these uncertainty

business phases, many a times. We are confident to get to the
situation where everyone is paid.

Let me also remind the business success secret: Delay is not to

be thought of being denied. From Employee view point all
these facts reinforces the fact that we have great times
ahead.

Enjoy this edition of Prerna August 2010 edition

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 From the office of Vice President - HR

Editor’s Message

Team mates

Everywhere festival activities make us feel ‘live’.

I was reading a study done by a leading compensation

survey team based in Cairo, that average construction
company salary delays in and around North Africa is
Exciting New towers nearing completion
30- to 120 days depending on the business prosperity
in Tripoli. This is just the beginning of
excitement in times ahead.
By and large construction companies since 2008 in this
region have been subjected to delays in obtaining
monies from the Governments. This is crippling the
payment cycle.

I am personally seeing cases, and pushing for monies

disbursal after justifying with Core Management team
members, for taking such proactive decisions.
Life is 10% of what happened to you
I am very optimistic, that sooner this uncertainty And
phase is over.
90% of how you respond to it;
We all will have to enjoy work and focus on
productivity.
A simple way for "HAPPY LIVING"..
This month Prerna (August 2010) edition has all Just forget 2 things in LIFE...
attractions for Employees and HR Dash board shows 1) GOOD you do for others.
how complex HR transactions improving day by day. 2) BAD done by others to you.

And I look forward to exciting times. (Written by Unknown)

The very look of Prerna is changing and this green

background is the sign of pledge to protect
environment and save earth.

Happy Prerna reading!

DS Construction
 Human Resources Dash Board
For the Month of August 2010

Number of staff promoted in August 2010………..………………………………………………….…….………….9

Newly joined staff’s –August 2010……………………………………………………………………………………..26

Welcome note issued by VP-HR in August …………………………………………………..……………….………26

Personal files created for the new employees joined in August 2010 ………….…….…………….105

Insurance cover for new joiners’ in August 2010……………………………………………….…….……..…105

Total number of staff’s on pay rolls in August 2010 …………………………….………..….………….….549

Total number of worker’s joined in August 2010 ………………………………………………………….…....79

Total number of worker’s in August 2010 …………………………………………………….…………..……4649

Total number of staff’s proceeded on leave in August 2010 …………………………………...….…….…8

Total number of worker’s proceeded on leave in August 2010 ………………………….………….……..1

.
Total number of staff’s contracts renewed in August 2010 ………………………………………….…....28

Total number of worker’s contracts renewed in August.2010...…………………………..…….…….185

Total Number of Promotions during August 2010…………………………………………………………….19

Total Number of role changes/ Designation changes ……………………………………………………….....28

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 NEW ARRIVALS

MAHENDRA G. VENKADESAN T.
PANNEER SELVAM G. PRADIP KUMAR M. SWAMYNATHAN R.
Dy. Manager Q/S Engineer - planning
Project In-Charge Sr. Manager Stores Manager Q/S

GUATHAMAN K M ANANDHACHITHAN R. NEYAZ AHMED

BALASUDHARSAN D. NARAYANASAMY L.
Engineer - plumbing Engineer -Site Engineer - Site
Engineer –Electrical. Engineer -Site

MITESH C S. GANGADHARA R Y. SATYA KRISHNA K G. ESWARA N P K. SIVSANKAR N B.

Architect Sr. Accountant Accountant Accountant (SAP) Accountant

KRISHNA C J S. NAGA VENKATA P A VENKATA S R J. PURNA CHANDRA S. SURESH PRADHAN MADAKKALI

GET GET GET Foreman - Civil Foreman - Civil Accountant- Site

BRUNDABAN BARAL MANGAL SINGH

MAHESH KUMAR KULDEEP SINGH B GAJENDRA K SHRIMAL
Lab Tech. Supervisor Camp
Store Keeper Supervisor Camp Foreman Masonary
 Work and Employment
Dimension of Employment Relationship

Parties
 Managers
 Employees
 Employees
representatives
Operation Substance
 Level
 Process Individual:
 Style The employment relationship  Job
 Reward
 Career
 Communications
 Culture Collective
Structure
 Formal rules/procedures
 Informal understandings,
expectations.

The parties are managers, employees and employee representatives. The ‘substance’ incorporates
the job, reward and career of individuals and the communications and culture of the organization
as it affects them. It can also include collective agreements and joint employee relations
machinery (works councils and the like). The formal dimensions include rules and procedures, and
the informal aspect covers understanding, expectations and assumptions.

Finally, the employment relationship exists at different levels in the organizations (management to
employees generally, and managers to individual employees and their representatives or groups of
people). The operation of the relationship will also be affected by processes such as
communications and consultation, and the management style prevailing throughout the
organization or adopted by individual managers.

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 तीन त्रिवेणिमाॉ

-1-
दो घडी न चैन ऩामा भेये ऩाॉव ने !
आसाॉ हुआ यास्ता तो दयू हुई भॊजजर !!
उम्र गुजय गमी सायी इसी जजद्दो जहद भें !!

-2-
ठॊ डी हवा के साथ फारयश की फॉद
ू जो भॊह
ु ऩय ऩड़ती है !
गद
ु गद
ु ी सी होती है , ददर भें एक खश
ु ी उभड़ती है !!
भौसभ हसीॊ है मा फपय भझ
ु को कुछ हुआ है !!

-3-
कहाॉ जाऊॊ, फकससे मभर,ूॊ क्मा करॉ !
खद
ु से करॉ फातें मा सड़कों ऩे आवाया फपरॊ !!
तुभ जो थे साथ तो वक़्त मूॉ ही गुजय जाता था !!

अभत
ृ गोमर

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STAFF’S PROMOTED IN AUGUST 2010

Mr. S.P. Nayak

Mr. Kodanda Rami Reddy
has been promoted
Has been promoted as
as DGM (Projects) from
VP-Utilities from GM
Sr. Manager (Projects).
(Roads)
-Jufra

Mr. Avtar Bhambra Mr. Sunil Kumar

has been promoted Choudhary has been
as VP (Projects) promoted as Sr.
from GM (Projects). Manager Planning from
-Kufra Manager Planning.

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh Mr. Rahulvallabh Patil

has been promoted as has been promoted as
AGM (Projects) from DGM Sr. Project Manager
(Projects). from Manager (Projects)
-Fallah

Mr. Soma Sekar M.

Mr. Sivakumar has been promoted
Thiaganragam has been as Sr. Manager P&E
promoted as DGM (P&E) from Manager (Mech’l)
from Manager (P&E) -Swani
STAFF’S PROMOTED IN AUGUST 2010

Mr. Babu Rajan T. K.

has been promoted
as Jr. Engineer from
Mr. Amit Nanda has
Sr. Draughtsman-Sirt.
been promoted as Sr.
Project Manager from
Resident Engineer.
Mr. Jagroshan Kumar has
been promoted as Office
Boy from Barbender.
Mr. Anirudh Bhardwaj
has been promoted as
Project Manager from
Dy. Project Manager.
Mr. Paramjit has been
promoted as Forklift
Operator from Helper
Mr. K. K. Pillai has been Operator.
promoted as Project
Manager from Dy.
Project Manager.
Mr. Saral Swain has been
promoted as Staff from
Foreman(Worker)
Mr. Adbul Shamee has
been promoted as Sr.
Site Engineer from Site
Engineer. Mr. Mukesh Kumar has
been promoted
as Commercial Officer
from Lab Asst-Zeletin.
Mr. Raja Arshad M.
has been promoted
as Sr. Electrical Mr. K. V. Prasad has
Engineer from Electrical been promoted as
Engineer (Field)-Messla. Supervisor (P&E) from
Asst. Supervisor-RPC.
 ..

Do you wish your employees were more

motivated and focused on driving
productivity and profits for your company?
Are there ways to improve participation and
tap into the unused creativity and drive of
your team? Here are a few suggestions that
might help in that process.
* Give employees the big picture. Make
sure each employee understands the
company's goals and how their role
contributes to achieving them. They need
to know they don't operate alone, that they
are part of a broader team.
* Lead by example. If you want to inspire
your employees to excel, you'll need to
demonstrate your commitment and passion
to the process.
* Identify your key measures. Remember
that you can't effectively change what you
don't measure. Educate your team on
what's important and why and how you'll
track your progress. Is it sales per
customer, gross profit percentage, monthly
sales level, or some other measurable
factor?
* Make it highly visible. Track your
measurements with colorful graphs where
everyone can see them. Let the winners and
achievers stand out.
* Be tolerant of mistakes. Treat them as a
learning experience for your team and the
entire organization.
* Change perspective. Have your team view
the world from the perspective of your
customers. Role playing can highlight what's
working and what's not working. Both are
opportunities to improve performance and
profitability.
* Learn what motivates your team
members. Tailor your incentives to what
drives your team members. Is it money,
recognition, promotion, or time off?
Taking steps to increase the emotional and
creative involvement of your employees is
likely to result in a more profitable business.

* Start small and build on an early success.

TURN EMPLOYEES INTO
Pick an area ripe for improvement and
involve your best people. Then build on PRODUCTIVE TEAM PLAYERS
that early success with generous praise and
credit.

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 Big boy’s Birthday

Bhabotosh C.
T. K. Ghatak Hrish C. Achari Sivakumar T. Naresh K. Sharma
G V S Rao A.V. Khattar Sr. Officer
Sr. E D AGM Manager Manager
VP-HR AGM (P&E) (Administration)
(Projects) (Administration) (P&E) (Administration)

Raja Arshad M. Jai Prakash Shiv Kumar Mohd. Akil Athar Vijay kumar
Prithi Pal Singh
Engineer Engineer Engineer Executive Executive
Engineer (Site)
(Elec’l) (Q/C) (Q/C) (Admin / Liaison) (Accounts)

Shilbali Sushanta M.
Verender kumar Davinder Karnail Singh
Kanhaiya Lal Pandit Rattan Lal D. Foreman
Foreman Singh Foreman
Jr. Engineer Foreman Foreman (Civil) (Civil)
(Mech’l) Foreman (Civil)
(Civil)

Kanu Singh R. Manoj kumar S. Sanjeev Bhowmick Ayup Khan K.

Supervisor (Civil) Supervisor supervisor Supervisor
(Ele’l)

Chet Ram Purna C. Raut Malay Dutta Harbhajan Singh Badrul Hoda
Charge Hand Sr. Time Keeper Sr. Surveyor Sr. Lab Asst. Store Keeper
Land Technician

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 ORIENTAION IN LIBYA

Financial Services
BANKING

Libya has embarked on a major reform

programme of the state-dominated banking
sector during which the entire system will be
restructured and several banks privatized. The
Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has been building
the technological, regulatory and institutional
infrastructure needed to turn over its holdings
in the sector, becoming a regulator rather than
the owner-regulator. The banking sector has
grown quickly over the past five years in line
with increased economic activity overall. The
CBL’s banking assets rose from LD54.93bn
($44.66bn) in 2005 to LD79.55bn ($64.67bn) in
2006 and LD101.45bn ($82.48bn) in 2007.

Total CBL banking assets reached LD111.51bn

($90.66bn) by the end of the first quarter of
2008. Under state control Libya’s banking
policies have been relatively defensive, which
has restricted access to credit, as banks keep
most of their liquidity in short-term deposits, but
this is beginning to change in preparation for the
sector’s overhaul, with a new emphasis to orient
the sector towards profitability. The privatization
and restructuring taking place should help
private firms and SMEs gain access to the
financial tools they require to compete in the
new economy. Also as Libyans become
increasingly aware of the value of using banks to
manage their money, the top banks will benefit
from their early involvement in this market.

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 Take Time

Take time to learn,

It is a sign of greatness.

Take time to think,

It is a source of power.

Take time to plan,

It is the first step to fulfillment.

Take time to work,

It is the price of success.

Take time to dream,

It is the fountain of achievement.

Take time to act,

It is an expression of belief in oneself.

Take time to give,

It is a symbol of maturity.

Take time to smile,

It is the window of the soul.

Take time to love,

It is a gift of God.

By Floyd Brown
-Nagoor Meera (HR Dept.)
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Overall Column & R.Wall & Column gets completed

Base slab work under progress
E Tower

C Tower

R. wall balance in Tower Area. (Rein. Work

completed) Slab concrete completed in Non- Tower
Area
Column work, R. Wall Shuttering work in progress

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 SITE NEWS
OYIA SITE

F Tower H Tower

Raff Steel work on progress. R. wall shuttering on Slab completed in Non-Tower Area. Column & R.
progress in Non-Tower Area wall works on progress in Tower Area.

G Tower I Tower

Both areas base concrete completed. Slab shuttering Basement slab concrete work completed in Non-
balance in Non-Tower Area.Column & Rein work on Tower Area. Slab Rein work on progress in Tower
progress in Tower Area. Area.

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 History – Two US Presidents
-Vikash Sharma

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in

1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in
1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in
1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in
1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil
rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the
White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named
Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was
born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was
born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was
born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy,
was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at the theatre named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made
by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theatre and his assassin ran
and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his
assassin ran and hid in a theatre.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their
trials.
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in
Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with
Marilyn Monroe.

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 KNOW ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Fruit Benefit Benefit Benefit Benefit Benefit

Protects your prevents Improves lung

apples Blocks diarrhea Cushions joints
heart constipation capacity

Controls blood Saves your Shields against Slows aging

apricots Combats cancer
pressure eyesight Alzheimer's process

Protects your Stabilizes blood Guard s against

artichokes Aids digestion Lowers cholesterol
heart sugar liver disease

Helps stops Controls blood

avocados Battles diabetes Lowers cholesterol Smoothes skin
strokes pressure

Protects your Strengthens Controls blood

bananas Quiets a cough Blocks diarrhea
heart bones pressure

Prevents Lowers Stabilizes blood

beans Helps hemorrhoids Combats cancer
constipation cholesterol sugar

Controls blood Strengthens Protects your

beets Combats cancer Aids weight loss
pressure bones heart

Protects your Stabilizes blood Prevents

blueberries Combats cancer Boosts memory
heart sugar constipation

Strengthens Protects your Controls blood

broccoli Saves eyesight Combats cancer
bones heart pressure

Prevents Promotes weight Protects your Helps

cabbage Combats cancer
constipation loss heart hemorrhoids

Controls blood Lowers Supports

cantaloupe Saves eyesight Combats cancer
pressure cholesterol immune system

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FromAugust
Sudheer’s
2010 Desk….a few stories
to enjoy
डॉक्टय के ऩास ऩहुॉचे एक कवव अऩनी धुआॉधाय कववताएॉ सुनाने रगे।
ऩये शान होकय डॉक्टय ने कहा- दे णखए! भैं फकसी प्रेस का एडीटय नहीॊ डॉक्टय हूॉ, अऩनी फीभायी फताइए।
कवव भहाशम फोरे- डॉक्टय साहफ, भुझे मही तो फीभायी है ।

जज ने अदारत भें पैसरा सनु ाते हुए आयोऩी से कहा- तुभ ऩय रगा घड़ी चुयाने का आयोऩ मसद्ध नहीॊ हो सका इसमरए
तुभको इस कोटट से फयी फकमा जाता है ।
आयोऩी- मह सुनते ही फोर ऩड़ा 'फहुत-फहुत शुफिमा जज साहफ, क्मा अफ भुझे कोई डय नहीॊ? इसका भतरफ अफ भैं वह
घड़ी आसानी से ऩहन सकता हूॉ?

नये श- भैं फहुत फड़ा फिकेटय फनना चाहता था। रेफकन इस शक्र की वजह से भैंने फिकेटय फनने का आइडडमा छोड़
ददमा।
प्रेमभका- तो शक्र का फिकेट से क्मा रेना-दे ना?
नये श- है ना...! जजॊदगी बय मसपट फिकेट खेरते यहने का क्मा पामदा? भैं... फकसी कॊऩनी का ब्ाॊड एम्फेसेडय तो फन ही
नहीॊ ऩाता!!!

यभन (मवु ती से)- यऺाफॊधन ऩय भैं जीवन बय तम्

ु हायी यऺा का वचन दे ता हूॉ। ....फस आज के ददन तभ
ु भेयी यऺा कयो
प्रीज!
मुवती- भैं क्मों?
यभन- वह इसमरए फक तुम्हायी कुछ फ्रेंड्स भुझे याखी फाॉधने आ यही हैं।

दो दक
ु ानदाय आऩसे भें फातचीत कय यहे थे। ऩहरे ने कहा, 'तुम्हें कैसे ऩता चर जाता है फक भार रेने वारे ग्राहक ऩतत-
ऩत्नी है मा प्रेभी-प्रेमभका?'
दस
ू या फोरा- जो चुऩचाऩ खयीददायी कयें ... वो प्रेभी-प्रेमभका हैं औय जो न केवर भोर-बाव कयें , फजकक आऩस भें झगड़ें बी
वे ऩतत-ऩत्नी हैं।

ऩये शान यभन- बाई साहफ! आऩ फताएॉगे टाइभ क्मा हुआ है ?

व्मडि : सुफह के दस फजकय 25 मभनट हो चरे हैं।

यभन (अऩना मसय ऩकड़ कय)- क्मा ऩये शानी है ! सुफह से टाइभ ऩूछ
यहा हूॉ, सफ अरग-अरग ही टाइभ फताते हैं।

Mr Sudheer Kumar is Executive Director (Finance & Administration).