2. CONCEPT
• Employee welfare is one of the key inputs to bring about the
desired level of employee satisfaction, motivation and
productivity in organisation.
According to Henry Ford :
“It is not the employer who pays the wages.
Employers only handle the money.
It is the customer who pays the wage.”
• Book by Louis A.Boettiger “Employee Welfare and Work”
3. OBJECTIVES
• Motivation
• Employee morale
• labour turnover and absenteeism
• Improve skills and knowledge
• Self interest
• Loyalty of labour
• Unity among labourers
4. IMPORTANCE
• Enables workers to have a richer and more satisfying life.
• Raises the standard of living of the workers by indirectly
reducing the burden on their pocket.
• Absorb the shocks injected by industrialisation and
urbanisation of workers.
• Promotes a sense of belonging among workers preventing
them for resorting to unhealthy practices of absenteeism,
labour turnover, strikes, etc.
5. PRINCIPLES
• The service should satisfy real needs of the workers.
• The service can be handled by cafeteria approach.
• The employer should not assume a benevolent posture.
• Periodical assessment
• Evaluation based on feedback system.
• Avoid individualised operating system.
6. TYPES
• Monitory benefits
• Compliance and Convenience
• Recruitment and retention
• Employees well-being
• Company image
7. Agencies for welfare work
• Central government
• State government
• Employers
• Trade union
• Other agencies
8. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT:
• Central government has brought about several acts for the
enhancement of employees such as
• The factories act 1948,
• Mines Act 1952,
• Shipping Act 1948,
• Plantation Labour Act 1951.
9. STATE GOVERNMENT
• Government in different states and union territories offer
welfare facilities to workers.
• Welfare fund is created for offering medical, educational,
recreational and other facilities.
• Labour welfare centres are administrated by welfare boards.
• Eg., Gujarat, Punjab, Maharastra
10. EMPLOYERS
• TISCO benefit of workers.
• Indian Jute mill association.
• Bombay mill owners association.
• These have health centres, dispensaries, clinics, clubs in
different localities.
11. TRADE UNIONS AND OTHERS
• Ahmadabad textile labour association.
• Railway men’s union.
• Indian federation of labour.
• Brings the facilities needed by workers by the notice of
government and the employers.
• Labour Organization provides running school, libraries, sports
centre, Cooperative stores etc.
12. WELFARE SCHEMES
• Statutory Schemes
Drinking Water, Sitting, First Aid, Canteen,
Lighting, Restrooms.
• Non-Statutory Schemes:
• Personal Health, Flexitime, Medi-claim Insurance, Employee
reference scheme.
• Employee of the month, Employee of the year system.
13. BENEFITS OF WELFARE
• Earn goodwill and enhance public image.
• Promote a healthy work environment.
• Facilitating- Housing, Medical ,Education , Recreation.
• Monitoring of working conditions.
• Creating industrial harmony through infrastructure for health.
• Insurance against diseases and accident.
• Employment opportunities for their family.
• Timely promotions, increment, gifts , bonus and rewards.
14. Employee Dissatisfaction
• Work life imbalance.
• Unspecified fields of work.
• Lack of rewards and appreciation.
• In worth to make hike.
• Split among the workers.
• Avoiding job offers.
• Control of workers with in a specified time.