Company organise bi-annual holistic health check-ups as well as annual extensive

investigations for all employees.

Company conduct regular checks to ensure that first aid centres across our plants are well-

initiative sees teams of doctors, technicians and nurses visiting Tata Steel employees on
shop-floors to counsel them on lifestyle management and treatment at Indian operations.

Ensuring access to nutritious food

Apart from providing air conditioning at all employee canteens, we have taken steps to
ensure consistency in the quality of food at all our canteens. Tata Steel also provides
specialized training to canteen staff to improve service levels and has committees in place
that are responsible for continuous improvement.

Setting high standards for health & safety

Tata Steel has set quality standards by monitoring office seating arrangements as well as
mobile equipment such as cranes to ensure that their ergonomics are above par. Air
pollution control systems have been installed at our plants to reduce dust levels and more
and more equipment can now be operated remotely, making onsite jobs safer and less
strenuous. Our 'Mobi-safe' mobile application allows employees to report any unsafe
condition/act in the workplace, besides offering features for online detection of hazardous
gases as well as visual displays of the shop floor for better understanding of work
processes.

Families and celebrations

Company 'Muskan' crèches at Indian workspaces support young parents whose work
keeps them away from their children. They have state-of the-art facilities and a ratio of 1:3
caregivers to every child. Other initiatives instituted by Tata Steel to engage its workforce
include celebrations of professional and personal milestones, reward and recognition
events and team get-togethers.

Q5.How does the Worker's Empowerment contributes to the Industrial Democracy?

Explain various forms of Workers' Participation in Management citing examples.

Ans:

-manager. Very few representatives are competent enough to assume

the two incompatible roles. Generally,
members of various political parties. While participating in management they tend to give priority
cause. Schemes en
initiated and sponsored by the Government. However, there has been a lack of interest and
initiative on the part of both the trade unions and employers. In India, labour laws regulate virtually
all terms and conditions of employment at the workplace. Workers do not feel the urge to

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