Abstract

Employees health, safety and their welfare is one of the important measures in order to maintain the good industrial relations and also improve the commitment of the employees towards the organization. Therefore, the purpose of the present research article is to analyze the various health, safety and welfare measures provided by the employer and their impact on commitment of employees towards organization with respect to construction industry in Chennai. The study is conducted with a sample size of 160 (construction employees) and analysis is done both descriptively and inferentially.The statistical tools like Independent Sample t test, Correlation and Multiple Regression are applied for testing of hypotheses.Based on the analysis, the study revealed that out of three measures, Safety Measures have significant impact on commitment of employees towards organization and there is a significant difference in the perception of employees on thehealth, safety and welfare measures provided by the organizations in the construction industry in Chennai. The study suggests the management of construction companies should take proactive steps to improve the working conditions as well as health, safety and welfare aspects of the employees. This would not only improve the commitment of employees towards the organization but also increase the overall performance of the organization.

Highlights

  • The pivotal point of the study is to analyze the health, safety and welfare measures offered by the management and their impact on commitment of employees towards their organizations in construction companies in Chennai

  • This study is conducted to suggest some measures to improve the present working environment of construction employeesby providing adequate health, safety and welfare measures for the purpose of increasing the organizational commitment of employees working in construction companiesin Chennai

  • It is inferred that the Employees‟ perception on the Health, Safety and Welfare Measuresareabove the average level since the all Mean values are above 17.50 (70%) out of 25.The Overall Mean Score of theEmployees‟ perception on the Health, Safety and Welfare Measures is 56.12 which is 74.83% (56.12/75 x 100). This indicates that the overall employees‟ perception on the Health, Safety and Welfare Measures is above 74%

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Objectives

The objectives of this study is to analyse the health, safety and welfare measures provided the construction companies to their employees and their impact on commitment of employees towards their organizations in construction companies in Chennai. The pivotal point of the study is to analyze the health, safety and welfare measures offered by the management and their impact on commitment of employees towards their organizations in construction companies in Chennai. This study is conducted to suggest some measures to improve the present working environment of construction employeesby providing adequate health, safety and welfare measures for the purpose of increasing the organizational commitment of employees working in construction companiesin Chennai. The study used Convenience Sampling Method, a type of non-probability sampling since the exact population (total number of construction employees working in Chennai) of the present research is unknown. Data Analysis And Interpretation: Demographic & Work Profile Of The Respondents:

Marital Status Qualification
WELFARE MEASURES
Health Measures
Significant REJECTED
1Safety Measures
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