Welfare policy is to ensure the benefits, facilities given to the employees to work in a better environment. These policies are maintained so that employees may maintain proper productivity. It helps to develop and implement proper positive working environment and other facilities as per approval provided by employer for employees. These policies include dress code, facilities for personal communication, gifts, vouchers, and access to equipment and many more.
a. Dress Code
The choice of attire is of personal discretion. But every employee of any organization bears the responsibility of representing it and, therefore, positive well done clothing and a professional look is needed here at Organization. A positive and professional look sheds heavy weight on the organization’s image as well as the colleagues. As a minimum standard, dress should be clean, neat and professionally appropriate.
Some company have their proper dress attire which you can consider as uniform, various graded people have separate uniform. Especially for factories some uniforms are supplied as safety measures, which are mandatory to wear.
Organization reserves the right to request a staff member to dress to an appropriate standard as a condition of employment. If one is found in inappropriate clothing he/she may be sent back to change as per the professionally accepted way before commencing the day’s work.
b. Personal Communications
Phone Calls
The making and receiving of personal phone calls must be limited to a maximum of five minutes in duration, unless otherwise approved by your manager.
Email has legal status as a document and is accepted as evidence in a court of law. Even when it is used for private purposes, Organization can be held responsible for the contents of email messages, including any attachments. Access to emails can be demanded as part of legal action in some circumstances.
Failure to comply with these instructions is an offence and will be subjected to appropriate investigation. In serious cases, the penalty for an offence or repetition of an offence may include dismissal.
Internet
The internet facility provided by Organization is for business use. Access is authorized by managers on the basis of business needs. Limited private use is permitted provided the private use does not interfere with or distract a person’s work. Management has the right to access the system to determine whether private use is excessive or inappropriate.
Failure to comply with these instructions is a disciplinary offence and will be subjected to appropriate investigation. In serious cases, the penalty for an offence, or repetition of an offence, may include dismissal.
c. Gifts & Gratuities
Organization is committed to ensure that all business relationships with suppliers and clients are legal and based on professional integrity.
Managers should be notified when a gratuity has been received. If the gratuity has been received as a thank you for work performed then it should be noted in the employee’s personal file to ensure that it is included in the employee’s next appraisal.
No employee can give a gratuity to a client without prior approval from management. Such gratuities must always be part of an approved program of customer relationship management and specific gifts will be purchased centrally in appropriate quantities with management approval.
d. Meal Period
All employees and associated members are provided with one meal period of 60 minutes in length on each work day. Timing for meal period is 1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.
e. Work Areas
Food/Drink consumption is not permitted in any work area. This applies to all offices and work areas, whether occupied by one or shared.
Managers will be responsible for the promotion and maintenance of the policy by their staff.
Employees should inform the appropriate manager of anyone who fails to comply with the policy.
Visitors not adhering to the policy will be asked to comply or leave the premises.
Breaches of this policy are subjected to the normal disciplinary procedures.
f. Use of Equipment
Organization will provide employees with the equipment needed to do their job. Equipment essential in accomplishing job duties is often expensive and may be difficult to replace. While using equipment, employees are expected to exercise care, perform required maintenance, and follow all operating instructions, safety standards, and guidelines. Equipment should not be used for any personal use, nor removed from the Organization unless it is approved for a job that specifically that requires use of organization equipment outside the facility.
Please notify your reporting officer if any equipment, machines, or tools appear to be damaged, defective, or in need for repair. The destructive or unsafe use or operation of equipment can result in disciplinary action including termination of employment.
g. Emergency Closing
At the occasions, crises, for example, extreme climate, fire, or power disappointments, can upset manufacturing plant activities. In outrageous cases, these conditions may require the end of a work office.
When operations are officially closed due to emergency conditions, the time off from scheduled work will not be considered as a leave for individual’s employees or associated members.
h. Visitors In The Work Place
In order to provide for the safety and security of employees and facilities at Organization, only authorized visitors are allowed to the in work place.
Restricting unapproved visitors keeps up well being benchmarks, guarantee security of gear, ensure private data, shield worker welfare, and maintain a strategic distance from potential diversions and unsettling influences.
All visitors should limited to Organization at the reception area. Authorized visitors will receive directions or be escorted to respective department.
i. Work Place Monitoring
Work place monitoring is done by the organization to ensure quality control, employee’s safety, security, and customer satisfaction.
Employees or associated members who regularly communicate with customers may have their telephone conversation monitored or taped.
Telephone monitoring is used to identify and correct performance problems through targeted training. Improved job performance enhances our customer’s image of Organization as well as their satisfaction with our services.
Computer furnished to employees are the property of Organization Name, so computer usage and files may be monitored or accessed.
j. Work Place Violence Prevention
Organization is committed to preventing work place violence and to maintain safe work environment. Given the increasing violence in society in general.
All employees, associated members, and temporary employees should be treated with courtesy and respect at all times.
Lead that debilitates threatens or forces another representative, related individuals, any client, or an individual from open whenever, including taking a break periods, won't go on without serious consequences.
All threats of (or actual) violence, both direct and indirect, should be reported as soon as possible to your reporting officer or any other member of management. Do not place yourself in peril.
Association urges worker to bring their question or contrasts with different representatives to the consideration of their revealing officer or the HR Department before the circumstance grows into potential savagery.
Organization is eager to assist in the resolution of employees disputes, and will not suppress employees from raising such concerns.
