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    Employee Welfare: Need For Welfare Programmes

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    The document discusses employee welfare and social security in India. It notes that social security focuses on preventing and curing disease and supporting those unable to work. Key social security legislations in India include the Workmen's Compensation Act, Employees' State Insurance Act, Employees' Provident Fund Act, and Maternity Benefit Act. These acts mandate benefits like compensation for work-related injuries, sickness and maternity benefits, provident funds, and maternity leave. The objectives of welfare programs are to improve workplace relations, boost employee morale, and provide security against risks like old age and maternity. Common welfare activities include payment for time not worked, health benefits, provident funds, and pension plans.

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    The document discusses employee welfare and social security in India. It notes that social security focuses on preventing and curing disease and supporting those unable to work. Key social security legislations in India include the Workmen's Compensation Act, Employees' State Insurance Act, Employees' Provident Fund Act, and Maternity Benefit Act. These acts mandate benefits like compensation for work-related injuries, sickness and maternity benefits, provident funds, and maternity leave. The objectives of welfare programs are to improve workplace relations, boost employee morale, and provide security against risks like old age and maternity. Common welfare activities include payment for time not worked, health benefits, provident funds, and pension plans.

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    The document discusses employee welfare and social security in India. It notes that social security focuses on preventing and curing disease and supporting those unable to work. Key social security legislations in India include the Workmen's Compensation Act, Employees' State Insurance Act, Employees' Provident Fund Act, and Maternity Benefit Act. These acts mandate benefits like compensation for work-related injuries, sickness and maternity benefits, provident funds, and maternity leave. The objectives of welfare programs are to improve workplace relations, boost employee morale, and provide security against risks like old age and maternity. Common welfare activities include payment for time not worked, health benefits, provident funds, and pension plans.

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    Employee Welfare: Need For Welfare Programmes

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    The document discusses employee welfare and social security in India. It notes that social security focuses on preventing and curing disease and supporting those unable to work. Key social security legislations in India include the Workmen's Compensation Act, Employees' State Insurance Act, Employees' Provident Fund Act, and Maternity Benefit Act. These acts mandate benefits like compensation for work-related injuries, sickness and maternity benefits, provident funds, and maternity leave. The objectives of welfare programs are to improve workplace relations, boost employee morale, and provide security against risks like old age and maternity. Common welfare activities include payment for time not worked, health benefits, provident funds, and pension plans.

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    EMPLOYEE WELFARE

    The employee welfare should be focused on two angles ( I.e.) Social security and welfare.
    Social security to the workers focus on prevent and cure disease to support when people are
    unable to earn and restore to gainful employment. In social security two concepts are involved
    that is social assistance and social insurance..
    SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATIONS IN INDIA :
    In India social security benefits are provided through various legislations such as workmens
    compensation act , enforces the employer to provide compensation to a workmen for any
    personal injury caused by an accident , for loss of earnings etc.
    The employees state insurance act 1948 enforces the employer to provide sickness benefits
    ,maternity benefit to women employees, dependents benefit , funeral benefit and medical
    benefits.
    The employees provident fund and miscellaneous provisions act 1952 , enforces the employer to
    provide provident fund.
    The maternity benefit act 1961 provides medical benefit and maternity leave etc.
    The payment of gratuity act 1952 provides for the payment of gratuity at the time of retirement.

    Need for welfare programmes :


    EMPLOYEE DEMANDS
    TRADE UNION DEMANDS
    EMPLOYERS PREFERENCE
    AS A SOCIAL SECURITY
    TO IMPROVE HUMAN RELATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE
    Objectives of social security and welfare programmes :
    To create and improve sound industrial relations
    To boost up employee morale
    To motivate the employees by identifying and satisfying their unsatisfied needs

    To provide qualitative work environment and work life


    To provide security to the employees against social risks like old age benefits and maternity
    benefits.
    TYPES OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE PROGRAMMES :
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
    HEALTH PROTECTION
    OLD AGE AND RETIREMENT
    PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION , PARTICIPATION AND STIMULATION

    BASIC WELFARE ACTIVITIES DONE FOR THE EMPLOYEES :


    1. PAYMENT FOR TIME NOT WORKED
    2. EXTRA PAY FOR TIME WORKED
    3. HOURS OF WORK
    4. PAID HOLIDAYS
    5. SHIFT PREMIUM
    6. HOLIDAY PAY
    7. RETRENCHMENT COMPENSATION
    8. LAY-OFF COMPENSATION
    9. WORKMENS COMPENSATION
    10. HEALTH BENEFITS
    11. SICKNESS BENEFIT
    12. MATERNITY BENEFIT
    13. DISABLEMENT BENEFIT
    14. DEPENDENTS BENEFIT
    15. MEDICAL BENEFIT
    16. PROVIDING CANTEENS
    17. CONSUMER SOCIETIES
    18. CREDIT SOCIETIES
    19. HOUSING
    20. LEGAL AID
    21. EMPLOYEE COUNSELLING
    22. WELFARE ORGANIZATION AND WELFARE OFFICERS
    23. HOLIDAY HOMES
    24. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
    25. TRANSPORTATION
    26. PARTIES AND PICNICS
    27. PROVIDENT FUND
    28. PENSION
    29. GRATUITY
    30. DEPOSIT LINKED INSURANCE
    31. MEDICAL BENEFIT

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