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Employee welfare measures in Auto sector
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ABSTRACT
Employee welfare “ the efforts to make life worth living for workmen ”. Employee
welfare means anything done for the comfort and improvement , Intellectual or social , of the
employees over and above the wages paid which is not a necessity of the industry.”Organizations
provide welfare facilities to their employees to keep their motivation levels high. The employee welfare
schemes can be classified into two categories viz. Statutory and non-statutory welfare schemes. The statutory
schemes are those schemes that are compulsory to provide by an organization as compliance to the
laws governing employee health and safety. The non statutory schemes differ from organization to
organization and from industry to industry.
The basic purpose of employees welfare is to enrich the life of employees and keep them
happy and contended. Non-statutory benefits are the result of employers generosity, enlightenment
and philanthropic feelings. It is one of many ways for people to feel heard, cared for, to be informed and to be
involved. It is equally important to ensure that leaders and employees at all levels of the organization
are aligned to the culture of the organization , and living it.
INTRODUCTION
The Indian automobile industry is one of the key drivers of industrial growth and employment which
will further gain in importance in the coming years. Welfare is the provision and maintenance of the conditions
of life for individuals by the community. Employee welfare is flexible and elastic and differs widely with time
and region, industry, social value and customs, degree of industrialization the general social - economic
development of the people and the political ideologies prevailing at a particular time. It is also molded according
to the age groups, socio-cultural background, and educational level of workers in various industries. Industrial
progress depends on satisfied labour force and in this connection the importance of labour welfare measures was
accepted long back. Way back in 1931 the Royal Commission on Labour stressed the need of labour welfare
primarily because of the harsh treatment meted out to the workers. This need was further emphasized in
independent India by the Constitution, (1950) which lays down the following articles in this regard: “Article 42:
The state shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work……”
“Article 43: The state shall endeavor to secure by suitable legislation or economic organization or in
any other way, to all workers agricultural, industrial or otherwise, a living wage, conditions of work ensuring a
decent standard of life and full enjoyment of leisure and social and cultural opportunities…..”Discussing the
importance of the labour welfare S.T. Edwards (1953) said: “One can buy a man‟s time, his physical presence at
a particular space, even a few muscular movements, but enthusiasm, initiative, loyalty and devotion to duty
cannot be bought. They will have to be created through right employer-employee relations, provision of
constructive opportunities for satisfying the major motivating desires of human action.
AUTO COMPANIES
1.1.1. New Holland Fiat India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of CNH Global NV, Head of New Holland Fiat
India operations, said, “We have reached an important milestone. This accomplishment will encourage us to
continue to look for improvements and drive us forward as we strive to achieve our growth objectives
responsibly and safely. We believe that putting the safety of workers first is the hallmark of a true industry
leader. New Holland Fiat India‟s outstanding safety record is proof of the high standards that have been set. This
has been possible with the engagement of all our employees and with the company‟s commitment to meeting the
most stringent international quality and safety standards.” New Holland Fiat India‟s Greater Noida facility
boasts the highest quality standards in the country‟s tractor industry and is among the best in the world for
worker safety and environmental protection practices. The record-breaking milestone of five million hours is the
result of the engagement of the entire organization, sound leadership and effective teamwork across all the
facility‟s departments, as well as the dedication of the safety team who carried out a robust safety program. The
plant‟s participation in CNH‟s World Class Manufacturing program is an important factor in the facility‟s high
safety standards. Launched in 2009, it actively involves all employees in eliminating risks in the workplace
through clearly defined metrics, regular audits and a systematic approach to identifying potential accidents.
World Class Manufacturing principles have now become integral to the way Greater Noida‟s employees
approach their work
Types of welfare facilities provided by Auto sectors companies
Welfare services may broadly be classified into two categories: intramural activities which are
provided within the establishment such as latrines and urinals, crèches, rest centers, canteens, uniforms, library,
medical aid, subsidized food, shift allowances etc; Extramural activities which are undertaken outside the
establishment such as family planning, child welfare, cooperative stores, credit societies, holidays homes, leave
travel facilities, transport to and from the place of work etc.
Labour welfare work may also be divided into two categories: statutory and Non-statutory. Voluntary
welfare work includes those activities which are undertaken by employers for their workers voluntarily. Many
employers, nowadays, offer the following amenities voluntarily: Providing health maintenance services,
emergency care, on the job treatment care for minor complaints, health counseling, and medical supervision in
rehabilitation, accidents and sickness prevention, health education programmers, Medical benefits are extended
to employee family members. They provide the facility of reimbursement of medical expenses borne by the
employees.
NEED OF THE STUDY
2.1 To know about the employee‟s satisfaction towards welfare measures.
2.2To find whether employee‟s welfare helps in providing good industrial relations.
2.3To find out the facilities entitled by auto sector companies.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The manipulation of things ,concepts or symbols for the purpose of generalizing to extend, correct or
verity knowledge ,whether that knowledge aids in construction of theory o in the practice of an art.
4.1Population. Auto companies in NCR (National Capital Region).
4.2Sampling. The study is based on random sampling. I have selected four auto companies randomly i.e. New
Holland Fiat (India) Pvt.ltd. HONDA SIEL, Yamaha, JCB.
4.3Research Design -: A research design is the arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of data.
Regarding this study, descriptive research design concern with describing the perception of each individuals or
narrating factors on welfare measures. The major purpose of descriptive research is description of the state of
affairs as it exists at present.
CONCLUSION
Auto sector companies provide welfare facilities to their employees to keep their motivation levels
high. Welfare services may broadly be classified into two categories (1) intramural activities (2) extramural
activities. Now a day‟s maximum companies give their employees a voluntary welfare and recreational
facilities. Under this research I have studied welfare measures provided to the employees, satisfaction and
awareness about the welfare. Employees in auto sector are highly satisfied with the intramural welfare measures
and few are dissatisfied with the extramural welfare measures. Perception of the employees on the total welfare
measures is satisfied very fewer employees are dissatisfied.