Employee Welfare and Employee Welfare and SecuritySecurity

Policy and procedural Policy and procedural arrangement made to safeguard arrangement made to safeguard employee’s health, safety and employee’s health, safety and security at the work place.security at the work place.

An arrangement to ensure well-An arrangement to ensure well-being of employees at the being of employees at the workplace.workplace.

Employee Welfare InitiativesEmployee Welfare Initiatives� Awareness on occupational safety and Awareness on occupational safety and

health. health. � Arrangement of safety equipmentArrangement of safety equipment� Welfare fundWelfare fund� Arrangement of ClinicArrangement of Clinic� Recreation Room / Rest RoomRecreation Room / Rest Room� Insurance SchemesInsurance Schemes� Sports and other social activitiesSports and other social activities

Employee Welfare InitiativesEmployee Welfare Initiatives

� Fitness CenterFitness Center� Yoga / Meditation CenterYoga / Meditation Center� Annual Parties / PicnicAnnual Parties / Picnic� Employee CafeteriaEmployee Cafeteria� Employee Cooperative shopsEmployee Cooperative shops� Employee HousingEmployee Housing

Employee Welfare - Employee Welfare - Legal Provision in NepalLegal Provision in Nepal

The Labour Act 2048 of Nepal has made The Labour Act 2048 of Nepal has made following welfare provisions;following welfare provisions;– Labour Relations CommitteeLabour Relations Committee

� Employee Welfare FundEmployee Welfare Fund– Labour OfficerLabour Officer– Clinics in the premises of the organizationClinics in the premises of the organization– Day-care CenterDay-care Center– Medical and Accident insurance coverageMedical and Accident insurance coverage– Employee HousingEmployee Housing– Employee Canteen / Rest RoomEmployee Canteen / Rest Room

Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health� Challenges in improving occupational Challenges in improving occupational

safety and healthsafety and health– What can organization do to make the What can organization do to make the

workplace safer and healthier?workplace safer and healthier?– What are the legal consideration in health What are the legal consideration in health

and safety facing employers?and safety facing employers?– What can organization do to reduce stress What can organization do to reduce stress

related injuries,disease and even death?related injuries,disease and even death?– Are there any effects on employees from Are there any effects on employees from

the use of office automation?the use of office automation?

Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health

� OSH refers to the physiological/physical and OSH refers to the physiological/physical and socio-psychological condition of an organization’s socio-psychological condition of an organization’s work force resulting from the work environment.work force resulting from the work environment.

� If an organization is more effective from the If an organization is more effective from the occupational safety and health perspective, fewer occupational safety and health perspective, fewer of its employees are suffering from harmful of its employees are suffering from harmful physiological, physical or socio-psychological physiological, physical or socio-psychological conditions than in an organization which is less conditions than in an organization which is less effective.effective.

Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health � What are these harmful physiological and What are these harmful physiological and

physical conditions?physical conditions?– Actual loss of life or limbActual loss of life or limb– Cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease– DeathDeath– Various form of cancer of the lungsVarious form of cancer of the lungs– ArthritisArthritis– Chronic bronchitisChronic bronchitis– Accidents / Full and partial disability Accidents / Full and partial disability

Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health� What are common harmful socio-psychological What are common harmful socio-psychological

conditions which occurs due to Occupational conditions which occurs due to Occupational stress and Low quality of work lifestress and Low quality of work life– Dissatisfaction Dissatisfaction – Apathy / indifference / passivenessApathy / indifference / passiveness– WithdrawalWithdrawal– forgetfulnessforgetfulness– Confusion about roles and dutiesConfusion about roles and duties– Mistrust of othersMistrust of others– InattentivenessInattentiveness– IrritabilityIrritability– ProcrastinationProcrastination

Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health

� What are the outcome of these physiological, What are the outcome of these physiological, physical and socio-psychological conditions?physical and socio-psychological conditions?– High Turnover / AbsenteeismHigh Turnover / Absenteeism– DissatisfactionDissatisfaction– Medical claimsMedical claims– Low productivityLow productivity– Low efficiencyLow efficiency– High worker’s compensation costsHigh worker’s compensation costs– Low Job involvementLow Job involvement

Occupational Safety and HealthOccupational Safety and Health

� What are the outcome of these physiological, What are the outcome of these physiological, physical and socio-psychological conditions?physical and socio-psychological conditions?– High Turnover / AbsenteeismHigh Turnover / Absenteeism– DissatisfactionDissatisfaction– Medical claimsMedical claims– Low productivityLow productivity– Low efficiencyLow efficiency– High worker’s compensation costsHigh worker’s compensation costs– Low Job involvementLow Job involvement