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Workers' Participation in Management
Workers' Participation in Management
Workers' Participation in Management
In Management
Sruthi P.
MBA(IB)
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Contents
Concept
Evolution
Approaches
Leading factors
WPM in India
Concept
Management it is a joint consultation prior to decision-
making
organisation
Participation
Kurt Lewin
Democratically managed groups
Reformist approach
Marxist approach
Syndicalism approach
Socialistic approach
Economic
Socio-Political
Pluralistic approach
Integrative approach of business
Gandhian approach
Factors leading to WPM
Unfreezing of attitude
Collective bargaining
Joint administration
Joint decision-making
Consultation
Information-sharing
LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION
Stages of participation
Dorotheas 3 stages -
a.Information participation:
It ensures that employees are able to receive
information and express their views pertaining to the
matter of general economic importance.
b.Associative participation:
It is an extension of consultative participation as
management here is under the moral obligation to accept
and implement the unanimous decisions of the employees.
Under this method the managers and workers jointly take
decisions.
c.Consultative importance:
Here workers are consulted on the matters of employee welfare
such as work, safety and health. However, final decision always
rests with the top-level management, as employees views are only
advisory in nature.
d.Administrative participation:
It ensures greater share of workers participation in discharge of
managerial functions. Here, decisions already taken by the
management come to employees, preferably with alternatives for
administration and employees have to select the best from those
for implementation.
e.Decisive participation:
Highest level of participation where decisions are jointly taken on
the matters relating to production, welfare etc.
WPM in India
WPM in India
Recommendations :
Recommendations :
1.Works committee:
Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, every establishment
employing 100 or more workers is required to constitute a works
committee. Such a committee consists of equal number of
representatives from the employer and the employees. The main
purpose of this committee is to provide measures for securing
and preserving amity and good relations between the employer
and the employees.
Functions:
Functions :
To create conditions for creating optimum efficiency
To identify areas which need corrective measures
To study absenteeism and steps to reduce it
To eliminate pilferage and all sort of corruption
To suggest improvement in physical condition of working
To ensure two-way communication between management and workers
To recommend and improve safety, health and welfare measures to
ensure efficiency
5. Plant council
Applicable to all central public sector undertakings, except
those which are given special exemptions by the govt.
Functions:
Operational areas
Economic and Financial Areas
Personnel Matters
Welfare Areas
Environmental Area
6.Shop Councils
Units with 100 or more workers for each department or
one for more than one department
Functions :
Assist management in achieving monthly production targets.
Improve production and efficiency, including elimination of wastage
of man power.
Study absenteeism in the shop or department and recommend steps
to reduce it.
Suggest health, safety and welfare measures to be adopted for
smooth functioning of staff.
Look after physical conditions of working such as lighting,
ventilation, noise and dust.
Ensure proper flow of adequate two way communication between
management and workers.
7. Workers representation of board of
management
o Representation of workers on the board
o Training programme to create awareness among the
workers