PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal

PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal

Employee Health and Welfare - A Pathway to Organizational Success

Abstract

This article focuses on the health and welfare provisions and its importance and influence on the development of both the employee and the organization.

In the present global industrial scenario, for any industry to be successful, it is essential to inculcate effective provision of health and welfare measures to employees. Any organization would become dynamic and growth oriented if the employees are motivated to perform better, feel better, and feel comfortable in the place of work. Organization cannot survive beyond a point unless these are continuously alert to the changing environment and continuously prepare their employees to meet the challenges and have an impact on environment as the welfare facility and health conditions are related to environment, providing these facilities will have a lot of impact on their performance and productivity. The term “health” is a positive and dynamic concept and implies more than an absence of illness. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease (WHO). Medical care and health facilities for industrial workers form an integral part of labour welfare programmes in all the countries of the world. Health measures should be strictly followed to provide conducive working conditions to the employees at place of work. The various welfare measures provided by the employer will have immediate impact on the health, physical and mental efficiency alertness, morale and overall efficiency of the worker and thereby contributing to the higher productivity.

Hence this paper examines the different types of health facilities provided in the organization and awareness of the employees on the same, employee perception on various health provisions, its impact and significance on employee performance and growth of the organization with reference to five star hotels in, Mangalore. The population for the study consists of employees from one of the five star hotels in Mangalore and 50 respondents were taken for the study through systematic random sampling. The study has revealed that health and welfare measures results in high employee performance, contribute towards growth of the business, increase employee morale and motivation and organization can retain and attract the talented employees.

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Keywords

Health welfare and provisions, satisfaction, performance and productivity

Author Affiliations

Rakesh Kiran Tauro¹, Krishna²

1. HR and Adminstration Executive Gulf Worldwide Distribution, Dubai.

2. Dept of Social Work, Center for Post Graduate Studies and Research, St Philomena College, Puttur, India 

Dates

August 2015

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