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Human Resource Management Amit Kumar Sharma, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 12: Welfare

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

12.1 Importance
12.2 Nature
12.3 Types
12.4 Statutory Provisions
12.4.1 The Factories Act, 1948
12.4.2 The Plantation Labour Act, 1951

12.4.3 The Mines Act, 1951
12.4.4 The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
12.4.5 The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
12.5 Labour Welfare Officer
12.6 Merits and Demerits of Welfare
12.7 Summary
12.8 Keywords
12.9 Review Questions
12.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
 Define the term employee welfare
 Discuss the nature of welfare

 State the types of welfare
 Understand welfare and recreational activities
 Explain the merits and demerits of welfare

Introduction

Every organization hears what employees says, Good organisation listens to what employees
have to say but organizations with employee welfare schemes listens what employees don't
say.

Welfare relates to taking care of the well being of workers by employers, trade unions,
governmental and non-governmental organizations. It refers to the betterment for employees.
Employee welfare defines as "efforts to make life worth living for workmen". These efforts have
their origin either in some statute formed by the state or in some local custom or in collective
agreement or in the employer's own initiative.

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