WORKER’S

PARTICIPATION IN
MANAGEMENT
 Meaning of WPM
WPM is a system of communication and
consultation, either formal or informal, by
which employees of an organization are
kept informed about the affairs of an
undertaking and through which they
express their opinion and contribute to
mgt decisions.
Objectives of WPM
 Increasing productivity for the general
benefit of the enterprise, the employees
and the community;
 Giving employees a better understanding
of their role in the working of the industry
& of the production process; and
 Satisfying the worker’s urge for self-
expression, thus leading to industrial
peace, better relations and increased co-
operation.
Forms of WPM

 Informative & associative

participation
 Consultative participation
 Administrative participation
 Decision participation
Participative forums in India
 Works committees;
 Joint mgt. Councils;
 Joint councils;
 Unit councils;
 Plant councils;
 Shop councils;
 Workers’ representative on the board of
mgt; and
 Workers’ participation in share capital.
Conditions necessary for effective
working of the scheme
 Congenial work environment
 Well defined roles
 Faith in the efficacy of the scheme
 Wide publicity
 Should be evolutionary
 Free flow of information throughout the enterprise
 Should be based on mutual trust
 Decisions taken by different participatory forums
must be sincerely carried out in the stipulated
time
Reasons for failure of WPM
 Ideological differences between the employer and
the employees regarding the degree of participation.
 Failure to imbibe the spirit of participation by the
parties
 Multiplicity of participative forums
 Lack of strong trade unionism
 Unhappy IR
 Illiteracy of workers
 Non co-operative attitude of the working class
 Delays in the implementation of the decisions of the
participative bodies