Presentation on Employee welfare

BY GOVERNMENT BY TRADE UNION BY VOLUNTARY AND SOCIALORGANIZATION

Presented by:

Meaning of EMPLOYEE WELFARE

Employee or labour welfare is comprehensive term including

various services, benefits and facilities offered to employee by the employer.

The basic purpose of employee welfare is to improve the lot of

the working class and thereby make a worker a good employee and a happy citizen.
Welfare measures may be provided not only by employers but

by the government, trade unions and other agencies too.

Welfare measures are in addition to regular wages and other

economic benefits available to employees under legal provisions

DEFINITION
According to Dr. parandikar,

labour welfare work is work for improving the health, safety and general well being and the industrial efficiency of the worker beyond the minimum standard laid down by labour legislation.

IMPORTANCE
Enables workers to have a richer, more

healthier and satisfied life.

Raises the standard of living of the workers

by indirectly reducing the burden on their pocket.

Employee welfare measures increase the

productivity of organization and promote healthy industrial relations thereby maintaining industrial peace.

Cont
Absorb the shocks injected by economy on

workers.(i.e. Inflation etc)

Promotes a sense of belonging among workers,

preventing them for resorting to unhealthy practices like absenteeism, labour turnover, strikes, and other evil practices etc.

Types of Welfare Facilities

Welfare facilities can be largely categorized into two types:
Intramural facilities: These are provided within

the establishment such as rest centres canteen, uniforms etc.

Extramural facilities: These are activities which

are undertaken outside the establishment such as child welfare, transport facility etc.

Some facilities

Intramural Facilities Drinking water Toilets Crches Washing & bathing facilities Rest shelters Uniforms Protective clothing Recreating facilities Canteens Subsidized food Medical aid

Extramural Facilities Housing Education facilities Maternity benefits Transportation Sports facilities Leave travel Vocational training Holiday homes Cooperative stores Fair price shops Social insurance Recreational facilities

Labour welfare officer

The factories act,1948 ,the plantation labour

act,1951 and the mines act,1951etc. provide for the appointment of a labour welfare officer if the numbers of workers employed within a unit exceeds 500. Duties and responsibilities of labour welfare officer : Advisory Service oriented Supervisory Functional Policing Medication