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Welfare includes anything that is done for the comfort and improvement of
employees and is provided over and above the wages. Welfare helps in keeping the
morale and motivation of the employees high so as to retain the employees for longer
duration. The welfare measures need not be in monetary terms only but in any
kind/forms. Employee welfare includes monitoring of working conditions, creation of
industrial harmony through infrastructure for health, industrial relations and
insurance against disease, accident and unemployment for the workers and their
families.
Labour welfare entails all those activities of employer which are directed towards
providing the employees with certain facilities and services in addition to wages or
salaries.
Labour welfare has the following objectives:
1. To provide better life and health to the workers
2. To make the workers happy and satisfied
3. To relieve workers from industrial fatigue and to improve intellectual, cultural
and material conditions of living of the workers.
The basic features of labour welfare measures are as follows:
1. Labour welfare includes various facilities, services and amenities provided to
workers for improving their health, efficiency, economic betterment and social
status.
2. Welfare measures are in addition to regular wages and other economic benefits
available to workers due to legal provisions and collective bargaining
3. Labour welfare schemes are flexible and ever-changing. New welfare measures
are added to the existing ones from time to time.
4. Welfare measures may be introduced by the employers, government, employees
or by any social or charitable agency.
5. The purpose of labor welfare is to bring about the development of the whole
personality of the workers to make a better workforce.
8. Labour reforms: India and WTO. II. India's Five Year Plans at a glance. III. Edited
extracts from India's Five Year Plans on employment and labour related matters.
Labour Welfare in UK
It is up to the firm to take steps to benefit employees. If employees do not believe that
their organization values them and adopts benefits for them, such as employee welfare
programs, they will not be as invested in their jobs as they might be. They will find a
place to work where they can feel committed and happy with their jobs and receive a
satisfactory level of benefits.
Definition
o An employee welfare program is a benefit that will cost the employer
money, be provided by another source or be free. What is important is that
the employee welfare program adds to the employee's personal and
professional life. Also, at least some employees must assign value to the
employer's welfare programs, or these programs will not really relate to
their individual welfare.
Financial Security Programs
o It is difficult to imagine what is meant by this broad term. You might
think of programs such as compensating employees and offering group
health benefits. Some programs contribute to an employee's financial
security by providing monetary support when there is a change in an
employee's work status, and these may be required by law. Employees
who become involuntarily unemployed can apply for unemployment
benefits in the U.S. In each state, workers who are injured or become sick
at work might be entitled to medical benefits and other compensation
through a workers' compensation program. Their families could be
entitled to benefits when workers are killed on the job.
Professional Development
o These programs help employees believe they are valued by the
organization. An organization provides some benefits directly to
employees, such as extra training, mentoring and workplace programs
that help employees build skills and abilities. Employers can also pay for