Sumbitted to: Dr. Anju puri Asst. Prof.

Submitted by: Kulbhushan 5504(c)

Definition, It implies a situation where workers representatives are ,to some extent, involved in the process of management decision making ,but where the ultimate power is in the hands of management.

Objectives of Workers Participation in Management. i) Economic objective. ii) Social objectives. iii) Psychological objectives.

Importance of WPM. 1) Mutual understanding. 2) Increase in production. 3) Eliminating industrial disputes. 4) Increase efficiency of workers. 5) No outside intervention. 6) Industrial democracy. 7) No resistance of change. 8)Creativity of employees can be spotted out.

Limitations of WPM. 1) Workers are inefficient. 2) No participation possible in complicated problems. 3) Weak trade unions.

WPM at operational level WPM at operational Level. Joint management council Shop councils Joint councils

Joint management council Formation of Joint Management Councils consisting of equal representatives of workers and management was accepted by the Indian National Congress with the overall goal of a socialistic patterns of society in 1954. Setting up such councils was purely on voluntary basis and with a consultative function. Some of its important objectives were;

1) To serve as an authentic channel of communication between the employees and the management. 2) To create a sense of participation amongst workmen. 3) To encourage suggestions from employees. 4) To help increase production and in general productivity. 5) To improve the working and living conditions of employees.

Shop councils and Joint councils This disinterest and subsequent development were mainly on account of the fact that, although the worker is recognized as a partner of the management in joint bodies, he is not an equal partner in reality. He cannot be so because he is subordinate to management by the entire system of responsibility, duty ,control and obligation.

However ,interest in the field of workers' participation was again revived in october,1975 under the 20-point economic programme.A scheme provided a two-tier model-shop council at the plant level and joint council at the enterprise level.

Shop council will attend to matters such as increasing production ,overall efficiency of the shop/department ,control of wastetage, absenteeism on shop, safety and general maintenance of discipline,welfare,health measures etc.

The Joint Council will deal with matters like optimum production, efficiency and fixation of productivity norms of machines and men,workplanning and achieving production targets, development of skills of operatives, schedules of working hours and holidays, rewards on valuable suggestions etc.

Forms of WPM Works Committees. Joint Management Councils. Workers Representatives on the Board of Management. Shop Councils. Joint Councils. Unit Councils. Other Forms of WPM: 1) Suggestion Schemes. 2) WP in Equity Capital.

3) Information Sharing model. 4) Consultation Model. 5)Association of Workers models. 6)Collective Bargaining Model. 7) Workers self Management model. 8) Descending Participation model. 9) Workers self management Model `

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