EMPLOYEE WELFARE

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY name-aditya keitan

    “Labour welfare

refers to all those efforts of employers ,trade unions voluntary organizations and governmental agencies which help employees feel better and perform better “

IntroductionEmployee welfare defines

as “efforts to make life worth living for workmen”. 

Welfare means faring or doing well

It is a comprehensive term refers to-

PhysicalMental , Moral ,Emotional well being of an

indivisual

Need of Employee Welfare• To win over employee’s loyalty and increase their

morale.To build up stable labour force, to reduce labour

turnover and absenteeism.To develop efficiency and productivity among

workers.To save oneself from heavy taxes on surplus

profits.To earn goodwill and enhance public image.To make recruitment more effective (because

these benefits add to job appeal).

Principal of employee welfare service Following are

generally given as the principles to be followed in setting up a employee welfare service:

The service should satisfy real needs of the workers. 

Contd….

This means that the manager must first determine what the employee’s real needs are with the active participation of workers.

There should be periodical assessment or evaluation of the service and necessary timely on the basis of feedback

The employer should not assume a benevolent posture

Approaches To Labour WelfareOrganization or employer introduce many

welfare services for their employees ,such as – safety servicesSafety training ,education and publicityHealth servicesSkill development services (for personal

development)Insurance servicesEtc,

Safety Service Employers provide

their employees all safety equipments to working on machinery

• To prevent from accident

• By compensation in case of accidents

• Provide first aid and medical

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Safety Training ,Education and publicity Safety training is

concerned with developing safety skills ,

Safety is concerned with increasing contest programmes ,safety campaigns ,suggestion awards, and various audiovisual aids

Considered as different forms of employee education

Health servicesRelated to employee ‘s

general health , both physical and mental .

removal or reduction of health hazards to the maximum extent possible,

pre-employment and periodic medical examination,

Personal skill development programmeSome employers

promotes PSD Programmes for employees to develop their skill ,which increases their status and also benefits to org

It constitutes training their employees

Increase motivation level