CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Welfare is based concept employees welfare is a comprehensive term

including various services, benefits and facilities offered by the employees

thought such a generous fringe benefits the employers makes life worth

living for employees the welfare amenities extend in addition to normal

wages & other economic rewards available to employees as per the legal

provision.

The various welfare measures provided by the employees will have

immediate impart on the health, physical & mental efficiency, alertness,

moral & overall efficiency of the workers & there by contribution to the highest

productivity.

Welfare measures may also be provided by the government trade unions,

and non-government agencies in addition to the employer. The basics

purpose of welfare facility is to enrich the life of employees and keep them

happy and contended.

Scope of the study

The labor investigation committee- anything done for intellectual physical,

moral and economic betterment of the workers, weather, by employers or

government or other agencies over and above what is normally expected on

the part of the contracted benefits for which workers may have bargained.

The committee on labour welfare- today, welfare is generally accepted by

employers. The state steps into widen the area of the applicability only.

Welfare is being looked at as social right of workers. The committee

described it as a social security measures that contribute to improve the

condition under which workers are employed in India. (1969 report) labour

welfare includes both statutory as well as non statutory activities undertaken

by the employers, trade union & both the central & state government for the

physical & mental development of workers.

3) OBJECTIVES OF THE WELFARE PROGRAMMES

The important objectives of the welfare are.

1) To boost up employees moral

2) To motivate the employees by identifying and satisfying these

unsatisfied needs.

3) To provide qualitative work environment and work life

4) To provide security to the employees against social risks like old age

benefits and maternity benefits

5) To protect the health of the employees and to provide safety to the

employees against accidents

6) To create a sense of belongingness among employees & to retain

them. Hence, fringe benefits are called golden.