Employee Association &

Employee Welfare
Measures in BOSCH
Supriya S
About BOSCH

Founded in 1886 in Germany as a ‘workshop for precision

mechanics and electrical engineering’ by Robert Bosch

Bosch is today the largest automotive technology supplier in

the world, global group turnover of 46.1 billion Euros in the
year 2007

Presence in every continent, more than 280 subsidiaries,

associated companies and 12,000 service centres located in
over 140 countries
Cont…

260 manufacturing locations worldwide, 200 of them

located outside Germany

2,80,000 associates worldwide, over 18,000 in India,

close to 5000 in the Bangalore plant alone

Bosch Limited is a Public Limited company under the

category of MNC.
Employees’ Association
• MICO Employees Association

• In the interest of shop-floor employees

• Multiple Unions

– Elephant

– Deer

– Torch
Cont…
• MEA elections held once in two years

• Management initiative, Time-off facility

• 7 Office Bearer positions

• Executive Council (EC) & General Council (GC)

• Canteen Committee (CC)

• Process identical to the General Election Process

Cont…
• Constituency wise nomination of candidates,
Independent candidates
• Issue of application forms

• Scrutiny and Elimination of nominations

• Display of voters list and final candidates list

Cont…

• Procurement of voting machines, inspection

and sealing
• Final voting and declaration of results

• Ensures fair representation of all parties,

transparent, reduces inter-party rivalry
Employee Welfare Measures
Statutory measures under the Factories Act:
– Washing Facilities

– Facilities for Storing and Drying Clothing

– Facilities for Sitting

– First Aid Appliances and Medical benefits

– Canteen

– Shelter, Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms

– Welfare Officer
Non Statutory Measures
– Group Personal Accident Insurance
• All major injuries
• Special leave with full pay(up to 2 years), reimbursement
of expenses upto 100%
• Permanent total disablement compensation : 100
months salary
– Manipal Hospital Scheme
• Serious : 1.5 lakhs + 1.5 lakhs + 3 lakhs
• Major illness : Rs. 60,000 (above 15,000)
• Narayana Hrudayalaya, Mahaveer Jain Heart centre,
Bangalore Kidney Foundation, Curie centre for
Oncology
– Mico Contributory Benevolent Fund:( M C B F)
• Committee consists of 3 members from Management representatives &
5 from M E A
• Constituted with the mutual contribution by the Company and the
permanent workmen
• Rs.122.00 + Rs.50.00
• 2455 MCBF members
• Total collection is Rs. 4,22,260.00 per month, monthly deficit of 6 lakhs

– Family Planning Incentive:

• One child : Rs.500.00
• Two children : Rs.300.00
• Above 2 children : Nil
• Maternity expenses reimbursement to the extent of Rs.25,000/-
– Credit Co-operative Society:

• The Mico Employees Co-operative Society, is one of the

best co-operative societies in Karnataka.

• Eligibility: All permanent employees & RBEI staff are eligible

to take membership

• Membership enrolment: By paying Rs.41/- towards

membership & one share of Rs. 10/- or Rs.1,130/- for
membership and max. of 100 shares of Rs. 10 each.
• Interest on deposit :7% per annum
• Interest on Loan : 8% per annum on reducing balance.
• Dividend on shares: 20% per annum
• Annual Total Turnover as on 31.03.09: 25.18 Crores.
• Benefits: financial loans, medical reimbursement,
Members’ Exceptional Children scheme, retirement
benefits etc.
– Housing co-operative society
– Sports Club
– Fine Arts Society
– Libraries
– Transport Facility