Section 49 of FA, 1948 : Section 49: Welfare Officers

Explanation using Example

Imagine a large manufacturing unit, XYZ Manufacturing Co., which employs around 600 workers on a regular basis. According to Section 49 of The Factories Act, 1948, the company is legally required to hire a certain number of welfare officers to ensure the well-being of its employees. This is because they have more than the specified threshold of five hundred workers.

Additionally, if XYZ Manufacturing Co. is located in Karnataka and employs 250 women workers, as per the state amendment, they must also appoint female supervisors, in addition to welfare officers, to specifically cater to the welfare of the women workers.

The exact number of welfare officers and female supervisors, along with their qualifications and job responsibilities, would be determined by the regulations set forth by the State Government of Karnataka.