| Solution 28 |
Time : 10 mins
8 Marks |
| Efficiency of labour means the ability or fitness of a worker to produce goods and services in proper quantity and of right quality within a given period of time. This ability can be measured in terms of number of units of a commodity produced by a worker within a given period of time. |
| Factors affecting the efficiency of labour are as follows : |
| (i) |
Racial stock: man acquires some physical qualities from the racial stock to which he belongs. |
| (ii) |
Wages: High wages enable the labourer to maintain efficiency, to get better food, comfortable shelter for him and his family. High wages provide an incentive for hard work |
| (iii) |
Climatic: In hot climate, labourers cannot work hard as the labourers in the cool climate can. |
| (iv) |
Hours of work: If a labourer works for long hours, work becomes monotonous and the labourer works only half heartily. |
| (v) |
Working condition: If the factory building is clean and well -ventilated and the atmosphere is pleasant, workers like to work hard. |
| (vi) |
Education and training: It impart technical knowledge, sense of responsibility and improve the efficiency labour. |
| (vii) |
Welfare activities: Medical facilities and maternity benefits help labourers to maintain their health and efficiency. |
| (vii) |
Trade unions: Promotes a sense of responsibility and discipline and increase labour efficiency. It also performs some fraternal function to help labours in maintaining their efficiency. |
| Tips / Guidelines : |
| (i) |
Efficiency of labour determines the size of real productive labour force in a country. |
| (ii) |
Write your answer point wise so that each and every point you remember. |
| (iii) |
Efficiency of labour means the productive capacity or productivity of labour. |
| (iv) |
Always be neat in your work. |
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