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DEOGIRI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

STUDIES, AURANGABAD

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Name:- Valse Rohit Snajayrao
Roll.No. :-713190

TOPIC:- EMPLOYEE WELFARE

SUBMITTED TO
Prof. Dr. Gurpreet Attal
Meaning & definition of Employee Welfare :-

 Employee welfare means “the efforts to make life worth living for

workmen. According to Todd “employee welfare means anything done
for the comfort and improvement, intellectual or social, of the employees
over and above the wages paid which is not a necessity of the industry.
Features of Employee Welfare:-

 Employee welfare is a comprehensive term including various services, facilities

and amenities provided to employees for their betterment.
 The basic purpose in to improve the lot of the working class.
 Employee welfare is a dynamic concept.
 Employee welfare measures are also known as fringe benefits and services.
 Welfare measures may be both voluntary and statutory
Objectives of Employee Welfare :-
 Employee welfare is in the interest of the employee, the
employer and the society as a whole. The objectives of
employee welfare are: -
 It improves the loyalty and morale of the employees.
 It reduces labour turnover and absenteeism.
 Welfare measures help to improve the goodwill and public
image of the enterprise.
 It helps to improve industrial relations and industrial peace.
 It helps to improve employee productivity
Agencies of Employee Welfare
1. Central government: - The central government has made elaborate provisions for the
health, safety and welfare under Factories Act 1948, and Mines Act 1952. These acts
provide for canteens, crèches, rest rooms, shelters etc.
2. State government: - Government in different states and Union Territories provide
welfare facilities to workers. State government prescribes rules for the welfare of the
workers and ensures compliance with the provisions under various labor laws.
3. Employers: - Employers in India in general looked upon welfare work as fruitless and
barren though some of them indeed had done pioneering work.
4. Trade unions: - In India, trade unions have done little for the welfare of workers. But
few sound and strong unions have been the pioneering in this respect. E.g. the
Ahmedabad textiles labour association and the Mazdoor sabha, Kanpur.
5. Other agencies: - Some philanthropic, charitable d social service organizations like: -
Seva Sadan society, Y.M.C.A., etc
Types of Employee Welfare

Intramural: - These are provided within the organization like: -

1. Canteen,
2. Rest rooms,
3. Crèches,
4. Uniform etc.

Extramural: - These are provided outside the organization, like: -

1. Housing,
2. Education,
3. Child welfare,
4. Leave travel facilities,
5. Interest free loans,
6. Workers cooperative stores,
7. Vocational guidance etc.
Types of Employee Welfare

o Statutory welfare work - comprising the legal provisions in various pieces of

labour legislation.

o Voluntary welfare work - includes those activities which are undertaken by

employers for their voluntary work. Different ways of Social Security Provision in
India.

o 1. Social Insurance- common fund is established with periodical contribution

from workers out of which all benefits in terms of cash or kind are paid. The
employers & state prove major portion of finances. Benefits such as PF, Group
Insurance etc. are offered.

o 2. Social Assistance- Benefits are offered to persons of small means by govt.

out of its general revenues. E.g.- Old age pension
Social Security Employee Welfare
 Medical care
- Sickness benefit in cash
- Old age pension or retirement benefit
- Invalidity pension
- Maternity benefit
- Accident benefit
- Survivor’s benefit

 Art 41 0f Indian constitution says that “ the state shall with in the limits of its
economic capacity & development, make effective provision for security , the
right to work, to education & to public assistance in cases of unemployment, Old
age, sickness & disablement & in other cases of undeserved want”
Role of Management in Employee Welfare
 Organizations provide welfare facilities to their employees to keep their
motivation levels high. The employee welfare schemes can be classified into
two categories viz. statutory and non-statutory welfare schemes.
 The statutory schemes are those schemes that are compulsory to provide by an
organization as compliance to the laws governing employee health and safety.
These include provisions provided in industrial acts like Factories Act 1948,
Dock Workers Act ( safety, health and welfare) 1986, Mines Act 1962.
 The non statutory schemes differ from organization to organization and from
industry to industry
Employee Welfare
STATUTORY WELFARE SCHEMES
The statutory welfare schemes include the following provisions:
 Drinking Water
 Facilities for sitting
 First aid appliances
 Canteen facilities
 Spittoons
 Lighting

NON STATUTORY SCHEMES

 Personal Health Care (Regular medical check-ups): Some of the companies provide the
facility for extensive health check-up
 Flexi-time: The main objective of the flexitime policy is to provide opportunity to
employees to work with flexible working schedules
 Employee Assistance Programs: Various assistant programs arranged like external
counseling service so that employees or members of their immediate family can get
counseling on various matters.
Impact of Welfare on Productivity
 The welfare measures aim at integrating the socio-psychological needs of
employees, the unique requirements of a particular technology, the
structure and processes of the organization and the existing sociocultural
environment.

 It creates a culture of work commitment in organizations and society which

ensure higher productivity and greater job satisfaction to the employees.

 Due to the welfare measures, the employees feel that the management is
interested in taking care of the employees that result in the sincerity,
commitment and loyalty of the employees towards the organization.

 The employees work with full enthusiasm and energetic behaviour which
results in the increase in production and ultimately the increased profit.
I L O’s Employee Welfare
 ILO has suggested welfare funds on a collective basis to finance activities in small undertakings.

 It has adopted a number of convections & recommendations regarding industrial accidents &
occupational health.

 New dimension to welfare activities has been provided by ILO’s contribution to family welfare &
population education prog among industrial workers in organised sector in India.

 It has rendered exemplary service to all 3 elements composing it – govt. , employees & workers.

 It has greatly influenced labour legislation, labour welfare , trade unionism & Industrial Relations
in India.
 CONCLUSION:

 TODAY,WELFARE HAS BEEN GENERALLY ACCEPTED

BY THE EMPLOYERS.EACH EMPLOYER DEPENDING ON
ITS PRIORITIES GIVES VARIES DEGREE S OF
IMPORTANCE TO LABOUR WELFARE.
Thank You!