WELFARE FACILITY FOR EMPLOYEES

Welfare service may broadly be classified into two categories.

1) Intramural activities which are provided within the establishment such as latrines
& urinals, crèches, rest centers, canteens, uniform, library, medical aid, subsidized
food, shift allowance etc.
2) Extramural activities which are undertaken outside the establishment such as
family planning, child welfare, co-operative stores, credit societies, vocational
guidance, holiday hams, leaves travel facilities, transport to and from the place of
work etc.

INTRAMURAL &EXTRAMURAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES

Intramural Extramural
Drinking water Housing
Toilet Educational Facility
Crèches Maternity benefit
Washing & bathing facility Transportation
Rest shelter Sport facility
Uniform & protective clothing Leave travel
Recreation facility Vocational training
Canteen Holiday homes
Subsidies food Co-operative stores
Medical aid Fairprices shops
Social insurance

Labour welfare may also be divided into two categories

1) Statutory welfare work comprising the legal provision in carious pieces of labour
legislation.
2) Voluntary welfare work includes those activities which are undertaken by
employers for there worker voluntarily. Many employers, nowadays, after the
following welfare amenities voluntarily.

1) EDUCATION
A scheme of worker’s education was envisaged on an all India basis by the government
of India, way back in 1957. after assessing the scheme, the National Commission on
labour, 1969 (NCL), felt that the scheme is not protect and requires improvement the
committee on welfare (CLW), 1969, recommended that trade union should assume on
active role in education facility for workers children are usually in industrial town ship in
the form of school, college set up by the government or by employers. Many employers
so far have been generous in meeting the cost of books; annual fee etc, on a voluntary
basis there is no statutory obligation in respect of education for workers children in any
industry except in plantation.
2) HOUSING
An industrial housing scheme was introduced in 1952 under this scheme; the central
government offers loans to industrial workers for constructing houses at concessional
rate. The low income group housing scheme (1954), subsidies housing scheme flor
economically worker section of society (1952), rural house-site-cum-hut construction
scheme for landless workers (1971) has also been introduced to reduce the housing
shortage to workers.

3) TRANSPORTATION
The committee and worker labour welfare, 1969 recommended the provision of transport
facility to workers so that they can reach the workplace punctually and comfortable.

4) RECREATION
Through there is no statutory stipulation in this area progressive employers both in the
public and private sector consciously offered facility for recreation sports and cultural
activities for example- companies like NIIT and TISCO have appointed a chide fun
officer to take care of parties and functions held on every Friday. In addition to holiday
packages, dating allowances, anniversary, birthday gift, games and competition and
weekend & eating session.

5) OTHER FACILITY
These are basically intended to improve the comfort level of workers while at work &
include the following

 Canteen, restroom and lunchroom

 Washing facility, medical aid, leaves travel
 Consumer cooperative stores.