BY:Palak Sood

What is Morale ?

Morale is defined as a group phenomenon consisting of patterns of attitudes of members of the group.

It refers to spirit of organisation.

It deals with attitude towards work for accomplishment of organisationalgoals.it represents a composite of feelings ,attitudes & sentiments that contribute to general feeling of satisfaction.

Group Phenomenon

Improved Attitudes

Better organizational

Climate

Better Atmosphere

Good Outputs

Identification of need deficiency

Identification of appropriate

strategy to close the need gap

Promote goal directed

behaviour

Measure performance

Reward for good

performance

Re-evaluate needs

Fair Remuneration

Incentive System

Congenial Working Environment

Job Satisfaction

Two-Way Communication

Training

Workers’ Participation

Social Activities

Counselling

Employees’ or Labour or Workers welfare

include provisions of various facilities and

amenities on and around the work-

place for the better life of the workers .

Social Welfare connotes the welfare of the entire society .

Labour Welfare is a narrow concept concerned with the welfare of workers.

1• To provide better life and health to the

workers

2• To make the workers happy, satisfied and

efficient.

3

• To relieve workers from industrial fatigue and to improve intellectual, cultural and material conditions of living of the workers.

It includes various facilities, services,

amenities for improving health,

efficiency, economic

betterment etc.

It assures regular wages and

economic benefits available to workers

due to legal provisions

These are flexible and ever-changing, new can be added

time to time

These can be introduced by employers ,government ,

employees or by any social or charitable agency

It brings about the development of whole

personality of the worker to make him good worker and a

good citizen

It provides better physical and mental health to

workers and make them happy

This will help them to device attention towards their

work

It helps to maintain peace with the employees’

union

Employers get stable labour force due to provision

of welfare facilities

Labour Welfare measures raise labour productivity

Social Evils as gambling, drinking etc are reduced.

Central Governme

nt

StateGovernment

EmployersWorkers’

Organisation

• The central government has passed a number of

Acts for the upliftment of the workers

• It also administers the implementations of industrial

and labour laws

• The important Acts that incorporate measures for

welfare of workers are :Factories Act, Maternity

Benefits Act, Plantation Labour Act etc

• The government also provides housing ,medical

care, canteens, educational aid etc.

• The State Governments run health centers,

educational centers ,etc

• They also keep a vigilance on the employers

that they are operating the welfare schemes

made obligatory by Central government or

State Government

• They are empowered to appoint approprite

authorities for the enforcement of welfare

provisions

• Many employers provide voluntarily welfare facilities including residential accomodation, medical, transport facilities, reading rooms, scholarships to children of workers, patroniseteams etc

Trade Unions & Charitable Org.• These are used to raise the welfare of workers

,some of these provide sports and educational facilities

• Some of these include :Textile Labour Assocition,Ahmedabad

Economic

• It provides additional economic security :

• Pension

• Life Assurance

• Credit Facilities

Recreational

• In order to provide occasional diversions:

• Indoor Games

• Outdoor games(big organisations)

Facilitative

• These include:

• Canteen,restroom,lunchroom

• Housing

• Medical

• Washing

• Educational

• Leave travel concessions

Section 42-49 of the Factories Act,1948

contain specific provisions relating to

welfare of labour in factories

Section 42-45 apply to all factories

irrespective of the number of workers

employed

Section 46-49 are applicable to factories

employing more than a specified

number of workers .

1) Washing Facility

Sec 42

2) Facilities for Storing & Drying Clothing Sec 43

3) Facilities for

Sitting

Sec 44

4) First Aid Appliances

Sec 45

5) Canteens

Sec 46

6) Shelters, Rest Rooms & Lunch Rooms

Sec47

7) Creches

Sec48

8) Welfare Officers

Sec 49

In every factory following facilities be

available:

a) Adequate & suitable facilities for

washing be provided

b) Separate & adequately screened

facilities for male & female workers

c) Such facilities be conveniently

accessible & kept clean

The State Government provides facility

for suitable places for keeping clothes

not worn during working hours & for

drying of wet clothes.

In every factory, arrangements for sitting

shall be provided & maintained for all

workers obliged to work in standing position

for resting.

First Aid Boxes or Cupboards equipped

with prescribed contents and

maintained & shall not be less than 1 for

every 150 workers at one time working in

the organization.

If more than 500 workers there an

ambulance room must be provided with

medical & nursing staff readily available

all the time during working hours of the

factory.

The State government makes rules concerning

canteens in factory with more than 250 workers at

a time that include:

a) Date by which such canteen be opened.

b) Standards w.r.t Construction,accomodation,

furniture & other equipments of canteen.

c) Food Stuffs to be served & charges

d) Constitution of Managing Committee for

Canteen

e) Items of expenditure in running of canteen

which are not to be taken into account in fixing

the cost of food stuff & which shall be borne by

employer.

If >150 workers then adequate shelters,

rest rooms & lunch rooms must be

provided with provision of drinking water.

If >30 women workers are ordinarily employed there shall be provisions for rooms for use of children under age of 6 years, this room shall be under the charge of well trained women taking care of infants and children.

If number of workers >500 then occupier

shall employ in the factory such number

of welfare officers as may be prescribed.

The State Government may prescribe

the duties , qualifications & conditions of

these officers.

How can you justify the

fact that helping

labourers through Labour

Welfare would in turn

help the organisations’

growth?