A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE WELFARE IN ALSTOM AT CHENNAI

Abstract

Employee welfare occupies a place of importance in the industrial development and economy. It is an important facet of industrial relations, the extra dimension, giving satisfaction to the worker in a way which evens a good wage cannot. With the growth of industrialization and mechanization, it has acquired added importance, a happy and contented work force is an asset for the industrial prosperity of any nation, Employeewelfare is nothing but the safeguarding function of personnel in the sense that it is directed specifically to the protection of employee health and attitudes In other words, it contributes to the maintenance of employee morale. appropriate consideration has to be paid to the value systems of the population as a whole, as well the differences in perceptions found between sub-populations. KEY WORD:Welfare,Labour,Employer,Industrial relation