 Employee welfare means “the efforts to

make life worth living for workmen.”

 “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
  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 measures are also known
as fringe benefits and services.
 Welfare measures may be both voluntary
and statutory
 1. Central government: -
Factories Act 1948
Mines Act 1952.

 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.

 Employers: - Employers in India in general looked upon welfare work as

fruitless and barren though some of them indeed had done pioneering
work.
 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.

 Other agencies: - Some philanthropic, charitable d social service

organizations like: - Seva Sadan society, Y.M.C.A., etc
 Intramural: - These are provided within the
organization like: -
1. Canteen,
2. Rest rooms,
3. Crèches,(day care centre)
4. Uniform
5. Recreational facilities
6. Medical aid
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
 8. transportation
Factories Act of 1948
 Washing facilities to male and female
separately and facility to store and dry clothes
 Rest rooms
 First aid boxes
 Canteen where there are more than 250
workers
 Shelters, rest room and lunch room whrere
there are more than 150 workers
 Crèche for more than 30 women
 Welfare officers for more than 500 workers
Mines Act of 1952
 Crèches for more than 50 women
 Canteen for more than 250 workers
 Shelter for more than 50 workers
 Shower baths and sanitary latrines
 Welfare officer for more than 500 workers
 First aid box and first aid room for more than

150 workers
Plantation Act of 1951
 Recreation facility for workers and their children
 Educational facility
 Housing facility for all workers
 Umbrellas, blankets, raincoats and other

amenities
 Canteen for more than 150 workers
 Creche for more than 30 women
 Medical aid
 Welfare officer form more than 300 workers
Contract Labour Act 1970
 A canteen for more than 100 employees
 Rest rooms and alternative accommodation
 Sufficient supply of drinking water washing

facilities etc
 First aid boxes
The motor transport workers act 1961
 First aid equipment in each vehicles
 Medical facility at operating and halting

centers
 Canteen for more than 100 workers
 Rest room
 Uniform, raincoat to all staff
 Prescribed amount of washing allowance
Labour welfare officer- schedule 49 of
Factories Act
Duties
 Advisory
 Service oriented
 Supervisory
 Functional
 Policing
 Mediation
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