Handling Workplace Conflicts: How Should I Address a Supervisor's Quarrel with a Contract Driver?

Dear friends/seniors,

This is Gerard, currently working as a Junior HR for a food processing industry.

Number of Employees: 75
Number of non-roll employees: 65

And the strength of contract labour: at present (non-season) 130
During the season, it may go up to 900.

Last week, one of our employees working as a labour supervisor got into a quarrel and subsequently beat up a van driver whom we hired for labour transportation. Though the van driver is a contract labourer, he was beaten up while returning to the factory after dropping off the other workers, but this incident occurred 1 km away from our premises.

The van driver has been working for our organization for more than a year and has the support of our employees (drivers who are under roll and non-roll, as well as other employees). At the same time, the employee (labour supervisor) plays a major role in providing contract labour to the factory and is also from the local area.

In this case, I need your advice and input.

Please help me out.

Waiting for your inputs...

With regards, Gerard .A Junior HR +91-979041309

In this case, I think an amount should be paid to the van driver for his treatment. The person who is involved in beating the van driver should be warned informally, as the matter can lead to other issues if handled officially.