Human Resource Management: Employee Welfare,Productivity& Labour Welfare
- 2. What is Morale ? ï‚ž Morale is defined as a group phenomenon consisting of patterns of attitudes of members of the group. ï‚ž It refers to spirit of organisation. ï‚ž It deals with attitude towards work for accomplishment of organisational goals.it represents a composite of feelings ,attitudes & sentiments that contribute to general feeling of satisfaction.
- 3. Group Phenomenon Improved Attitudes Better organizational Climate Better Atmosphere Good Outputs
- 4. Identification of need deficiency Identification of appropriate strategy to close the need gap Promote goal directed behaviour Measure performance Reward for good performance Re-evaluate needs
- 5.  Fair Remuneration  Incentive System  Congenial Working Environment  Job Satisfaction  Two-Way Communication  Training  Workers’ Participation  Social Activities  Counselling
- 6. Employees’ or Labour or Workers welfare include provisions of various facilities and amenities on and around the work-place for the better life of the workers .
- 7. ï‚ž Social Welfare connotes the welfare of the entire society . ï‚ž Labour Welfare is a narrow concept concerned with the welfare of workers.
- 8. 1 • To provide better life and health to the workers 2 • To make the workers happy, satisfied and efficient. 3 • To relieve workers from industrial fatigue and to improve intellectual, cultural and material conditions of living of the workers.
- 9. It includes various facilities, services, amenities for improving health, efficiency, economic betterment etc. It assures regular wages and economic benefits available to workers due to legal provisions These are flexible and ever-changing, new can be added time to time These can be introduced by employers ,government , employees or by any social or charitable agency It brings about the development of whole personality of the worker to make him good worker and a good citizen
- 10.  It provides better physical and mental health to workers and make them happy  This will help them to device attention towards their work  It helps to maintain peace with the employees’ union  Employers get stable labour force due to provision of welfare facilities  Labour Welfare measures raise labour productivity  Social Evils as gambling, drinking etc are reduced.
- 11. Central Governme nt State Government Employers Workers’ Organisation
- 12. • The central government has passed a number of Acts for the upliftment of the workers • It also administers the implementations of industrial and labour laws • The important Acts that incorporate measures for welfare of workers are :Factories Act, Maternity Benefits Act, Plantation Labour Act etc • The government also provides housing ,medical care, canteens, educational aid etc.
- 13. • The State Governments run health centers, educational centers ,etc • They also keep a vigilance on the employers that they are operating the welfare schemes made obligatory by Central government or State Government • They are empowered to appoint approprite authorities for the enforcement of welfare provisions
- 14. • Many employers provide voluntarily welfare facilities including residential accomodation, medical, transport facilities, reading rooms, scholarships to children of workers, patronise teams etc Trade Unions & Charitable Org. • These are used to raise the welfare of workers ,some of these provide sports and educational facilities • Some of these include :Textile Labour Assocition,Ahmedabad
- 15. Economic • It provides additional economic security : • Pension • Life Assurance • Credit Facilities Recreational • In order to provide occasional diversions: • Indoor Games • Outdoor games(big organisations) Facilitative • These include: • Canteen,rest room,lunch room • Housing •Medical •Washing • Educational • Leave travel concessions
- 16. ï‚ž Section 42-49 of the Factories Act,1948 contain specific provisions relating to welfare of labour in factories ï‚ž Section 42-45 apply to all factories irrespective of the number of workers employed ï‚ž Section 46-49 are applicable to factories employing more than a specified number of workers .
- 17. 1) Washing Facility Sec 42 2) Facilities for Storing & Drying Clothing Sec 43 3) Facilities for Sitting Sec 44 4) First Aid Appliances Sec 45 5) Canteens Sec 46 6) Shelters, Rest Rooms & Lunch Rooms Sec47 7) Creches Sec48 8) Welfare Officers Sec 49
- 18. In every factory following facilities be available: a) Adequate & suitable facilities for washing be provided b) Separate & adequately screened facilities for male & female workers c) Such facilities be conveniently accessible & kept clean
- 19. ï‚ž The State Government provides facility for suitable places for keeping clothes not worn during working hours & for drying of wet clothes. ï‚ž In every factory, arrangements for sitting shall be provided & maintained for all workers obliged to work in standing position for resting.
- 20. ï‚ž First Aid Boxes or Cupboards equipped with prescribed contents and maintained & shall not be less than 1 for every 150 workers at one time working in the organization. ï‚ž If more than 500 workers there an ambulance room must be provided with medical & nursing staff readily available all the time during working hours of the factory.
- 21. ï‚ž The State government makes rules concerning canteens in factory with more than 250 workers at a time that include: a) Date by which such canteen be opened. b) Standards w.r.t Construction,accomodation, furniture & other equipments of canteen. c) Food Stuffs to be served & charges d) Constitution of Managing Committee for Canteen e) Items of expenditure in running of canteen which are not to be taken into account in fixing the cost of food stuff & which shall be borne by employer.
- 22. ï‚ž If >150 workers then adequate shelters, rest rooms & lunch rooms must be provided with provision of drinking water. ï‚ž If >30 women workers are ordinarily employed there shall be provisions for rooms for use of children under age of 6 years, this room shall be under the charge of well trained women taking care of infants and children.
- 23. ï‚ž If number of workers >500 then occupier shall employ in the factory such number of welfare officers as may be prescribed. ï‚ž The State Government may prescribe the duties , qualifications & conditions of these officers.
- 24. How can you justify the fact that helping labourers through Labour Welfare would in turn help the organisations’ growth?