The main types of services that constitute Group Welfare are restaurants, sports facilities, social clubs and child care facilities. Many organizations support benevolent trusts which in time of need support by providing finance or additional help too.
Childcare facilities like providing a nursery, creches, flexibility in timings are useful for retaining and even attracting parents who would otherwise not be willing to work on a full-time basis or even part-time.
Restaurant facilities are almost always welcome especially where there is a reasonablly sized workforce or little choice of good eating facilities available in the vicinity. Lunch vouchers also provide for some consolation!
Sports facilities are usually difficult to develop because they may not be in the interest of the masses as not everyone is a sports enthusiast and may prefer provision of other services over a ground/playing provision. Also considering the large investment involved, an organization may be wary of sharing its facilities with the local people in that particular area. Besides people may not want to travel certain distance if they have even similiar facilities nearby or may not have/develop feelings of loyalty towards the organization. Sports Clubs are usually supported by small cliques who let the enthusiastic people get on with what they’re doing and don’t bother too much with the feelings or loyalties towards the club, apart from their own circle.
Social Clubs face the same set of arguments especially due to the large costs involved. If such facilities are readily available within an organization they should be made easily available else clubs are ususally run by people who are enthusiastic about them and can manage their own funds.
Such facilities require prior consultation before being set-up, likelihood of being used by a reasonable number of people regularly and self-governance after being set-up.
