International Workers' Day It marks celebration of the international labour movement that occurs on May Day, May 1, a traditional Spring holiday in much of Europe. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries, and celebrated unofficially in many other countries Kamgar Divas The first May Day celebration in India was organised in Madras by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan on 1 May 1923 Labour Day is known as "Kamgar Din" in Hindi, "Kamgar Divas" in Marathi and "Uzhaipalar Dinam" in Tamil May 1 is also celebrated as "Maharashtra Day" & "Gujarat Day" to mark the date in 1960, when the two western states attained statehood Maharashtra Diwas Maharashtra Day is held at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai The Governor of the state takes the salute at the ceremonial parade, comprising members of the state reserve police force, Brihanmumbai Commando Force, home guards, civil defence, fire brigade and city police. A similar parade is held to celebrate Gujarat Day in Gandhinagar Fun Energizers at workplace Question Game Each person writes down a question they want answered in the group. Roll up the questions into a ball. Each person throws her/his question to someone else. Take turns answering the questions. You can have more than one round and ask students to ask questions that increase risk. (It’s a good idea to briefly discuss positive risk taking and getting to know people in the group). Name Game Form a circle with everyone standing up. The first person says their name and makes a motion or Symbol to represent him/herself. The next person repeats the name and symbol of the person before them, then says their names and adds their symbol. The next person repeats the name and symbol of everyone before them and then adds their own. Repeat until everyone in the circle has gone. Two Truths and a Lie Give the group some time to write down two things about themselves that are true, and one thing that is a "lie." Each group member will then share these facts about themselves and the rest of the group has to figure out which "fact" is actually a "lie." What Employees Want From Their Jobs Purpose Employees want to be given the opportunity to “make a difference” at work. Goals and objectives Workers want management to clearly state goals and make them attainable and easily measurable. Responsibility Employees want management to trust them to do their job well, injecting high quality into every task. Autonomy Workers want the freedom to work “their way”, which may differ from their peers’ approach to their specific job descriptions. Job flexibility Employees want input in deciding when they work, where they work, and the ability to construct a schedule that helps them perform well. Recognition and attention People often equate communication with respect, attention, and recognition. Employees want management to offer consistent feedback to help them understand and improve their performance level. What

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Happy International
Worker’s Day
 About The Day
 Kamgar Diwas in India
 Maharashtra Diwas
 Workplace movies to watch
 Fun Energizers in Office
 What Employees want?

2. International Workers' Day
• It marks celebration of the international
labour movement that occurs on May Day,
May 1, a traditional Spring holiday in much
of Europe.
• May 1 is a national holiday in more than
80 countries, and celebrated unofficially in
many other countries

3. Kamgar Divas
The first May Day celebration in India was
organised in Madras by the Labour Kisan Party
of Hindustan on 1 May 1923
Labour Day is known as "Kamgar Din" in Hindi,
"Kamgar Divas" in Marathi and "Uzhaipalar
Dinam" in Tamil
May 1 is also celebrated as "Maharashtra Day"
& "Gujarat Day" to mark the date in 1960, when
the two western states attained statehood

4. Maharashtra Diwas
Maharashtra Day is held at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai
The Governor of the state takes the salute at the ceremonial parade, comprising
members of the state reserve police force, Brihanmumbai Commando Force, home
guards, civil defence, fire brigade and city police.
A similar parade is held to celebrate Gujarat Day in Gandhinagar
The stock market, as well as schools and offices in Maharashtra remain
closed on May 1.

5. Workplace Movies to Watch…
• Office Space
• Horrible Bosses
• Clerks
• 9 to 5
• The Social Network
• The Internship

6. Fun Energizers at workplace
Question Game
Each person writes down a question they want answered in the group.
Roll up the questions into a ball. Each person throws her/his question to
someone else. Take turns answering the questions. You can have more
than one round and ask students to ask questions that increase risk. (It’s
a good idea to briefly discuss positive risk taking and getting to know
people in the group).
Name Game
Form a circle with everyone standing up. The first person says their name and makes a
motion or Symbol to represent him/herself. The next person repeats the name and
symbol of the person before them, then says their names and adds their symbol. The
next person repeats the name and symbol of everyone before them and then adds their
own. Repeat until everyone in the circle has gone.
Two Truths and a Lie
Give the group some time to write down two things about themselves that are
true, and one thing that is a "lie." Each group member will then share these
facts about themselves and the rest of the group has to figure out which "fact"
is actually a "lie."

7. Fun Energizers at workplace
The Wave
Form a straight line with people standing behind each other. The leader
starts off making an arm motion and the group members follow one at a
time immediately following each other to make a wave. See how fast how
you can go. The leader can change the motion and the pattern of the wave.
Human Knot
Participants stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a circle, placing both hands in the
center. When the whistle blows everyone grabs the hands of someone else,
being careful not to grab both hands of same person or the hands of
someone right next to them. Once everyone is connected, the object is to
untangle the knot, without releasing the grip, except for permissible pivoting,
as long as touch is maintained. One pair will be instructed to release their
grip. Try to form a straight line.

8. What Employees Want From Their Jobs
 Purpose
Employees want to be given the opportunity to “make a difference” at work.
 Goals and objectives
Workers want management to clearly state goals and make them attainable
and easily measurable.
 Responsibility
Employees want management to trust them to do their job well, injecting high
quality into every task.
 Autonomy
Workers want the freedom to work “their way”, which may differ from their
peers’ approach to their specific job descriptions.
 Job flexibility
Employees want input in deciding when they work, where they work, and the
ability to construct a schedule that helps them perform well.
 Recognition and attention
People often equate communication with respect, attention, and recognition.
Employees want management to offer consistent feedback to help them
understand and improve their performance level.

9. What Employees Want From Their Jobs
 Freedom to innovate
Even those with the most “modest” job descriptions and authority often have
innovative ideas worth considering. While Google is famous for offering staff a 20
percent creative time policy at the workplace, other companies should consider
fostering innovation from employees—they want it.
 Open-minded management
Workers want management to be honest with them and, at least, listen to their ideas.
Employees usually understand that adopting their ideas is a management decision,
but honestly listening to creative thoughts is important to most workers.
 Clear understanding of employer objectives
A long-term employee desire always centers on employer goals and objectives. They
want to be clear about company objectives and the specific results the employer
expects.
 Fair compensation
The best employers understand the value of “removing” compensation dollars from
the list of employee dissatisfaction. Offering fair compensation, decent benefits, the
opportunity to earn rewards and bonuses, timely performance reviews and merit
increases create satisfied employees and effectively takes negative salary issues “off
the table.”

10. Happy Worker’s Day