Promoting welfare of employees

17/02/2020

Employee welfare is a major concern of employers. Prior to the labor union movements of the early 20th century, employers cared little about employee welfare and instead thought of employee labor as something to be bought at the lowest price possible. In today's world, employers must be more careful to watch out for employee welfare. In short, employee welfare involves watching out for the good of all employees. Employers should seek several different objectives in promoting employee welfare.In a significant decision aiming to promote the welfare of the employees /workforce, the Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmufew days back accorded sanction to the formation of J&K Employees Insurance Society under Employees Insurance Act 1948. The Society upon registration will serve as a managerial and health care body to provide for effective administration and management of insurance health facilities and insurance benefits to around 2.95 lakh insured persons under the Employees Insurance Scheme. The decision will help enhance the number of insured persons to nearly 6 lakh.
The Society will have the mandate to formulate policies for code of conduct, capacity building and other training programmes for medical/para medical staff. Besides, it will undertake measures to generate awareness among the employers and the employees so that more and more employees/workers can be brought under the Scheme. Moreover, the Society will be a self reliant body in terms of staff as it will be able to hire the staff as per requirement. The Scheme is being implemented by the Employees Insurance Corporation through the Labour Department covering industrial workers and their families, other establishments like shops, hotels, restaurants, transport and newspaper, cinemas, educational institutions (public, private, aided) run by individuals, trustees, societies, private hospitals, nursing homes etc. After the registration of the Society, the Employees Insurance Corporation (EIC) will shift from treasury model to Society model thereby, not only easing the process of seeking funds from the Government of India but increase in the inflow of funds which will not be lapsable. The Corporation will be better equipped to purchase standard quality medicines for insured persons and will pave way for opening up of new dispensaries across J&K.

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