Role of welfare officer

Explained role of Welfare officer as per provisions of Factory Act

1. ROLE OF WELFARE OFFICER Dr. Anand K. Rai IWP, Bareilly [email protected]

2. A Welfare Officer shall be appointed for Factories employing between 500 to 2000 workers. Where the number of workers exceeds 2000, there shall be an additional Welfare Officer for every additional two thousand workers or fraction thereof over 500. This provision enacted through section 49(1) of the Factories Act, 1948. Minimum qualifications- Under the section 49(2) of the F.A.,1948 the [State Govt.] may prescribe the duties, qualifications and conditions of service of officer.

3. Roles: maintaining harmonious relations notice to management the grievances act as a liaison officer help to management for shaping of factory, formulate and interpret of policy to watch industrial relations to advice for fulfilment of obligations and statutory provisions to advice and assist, if Safety Officcer not appoint to promote such relations for promote productive efficiency and working environment

4. to encourage the formation of Works / Joint Production Committee and Welfare Committees with supervision to encourage provisions of amenities to help the management in regulating the grants of leave with wages to advise on questions relating to provisions of welfare facilities to advise the management on questions relating training to suggest measures standard of living and promote well-being in general of workers

5. Not done by Welfare Officer- He has not to deal with disciplinary cases or appear on behalf of the management against workers He can’t be deal with any disciplinary case against a worker, or appear before a Conciliation Officer, or in a Court or Tribunal on behalf of the factory against a worker and workers.