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Objectives of Labour Welfare

To increase the standard of living of the. Working class The labourer is more prone to exploitation from the capitalists if there is no standardized way of looking after their welfare.

Objectives of Labour Welfare.

 

Ø   To increase the standard of living of the. Working class The labourer is more prone to exploitation from the capitalists if there is no standardized way of looking after their welfare.

 

Ø   To make the management feel the employees are satisfied about the work and working conditions.

 

Ø   To reduce the labour problems in the orgnisaton: There are various problems affecting the workers, problems like absenteeism, turnover ratio, indebtedness, alcoholism, etc., which make the labourer further weak both physically and psychologically. Labour Welfare looks forward to helping the labourer to overcome these problems.

 

Ø   To recognize human values Every person has his own personality and needs to be recognized and developed. It is in the hands of the management to shape them and help them grow. The management employs various methods to recognize each one's worth as an individual and as an asset to the organization.

 

Ø   Labour Welfare helps to foster a sense of responsibiJjty in the industry: A person works both in a group and as an individual. If the person is given

 

responsibility he will act better or else he will be only a slave to the direction of the superiors and will not show any initiative to prove his worth,

 

Ø Labour Welfare improves industrial relations and reduces industrial disputes: Industrial dispute in any industry is a sign of unsatisfied employees. Labour Welfare measures act as a preventive tool to most of these disputes.

 

Ø   To retain the employees There should be fixed policies: This calls in to prepare the policies, to conduct different training programmes, to have various motivational schemes, to create interest in the job. The employees who feel secure in an organisation, backed by fixed welfare policies have less chance of looking for a job elsewhere.

 

Ø   To show up their positive mind in the work: Positive mind refers to the development of one's attitudes. This is to change the negative attitude into positive.

 

Ø   To influence over other employees: This means Labour Welfare helps to change one's personality - presentation skills, communication skills, inter-personal relationships, etc. This is best achieved when their morale is kept high by the different welfare schemes.

 

Ø   To increase the bargaining power of the employees: Bargaining means to systematically extract something from the opponent. The better bargaining power, the better influence on the opponent. Labour welfare measures like

 

 

formation of works committee, worker's participation, Trade Union, etc., will surely help them to have better bargaining power.

 

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