Human Factor in Industry

Human Factor in Industry

For a long time in the industry iron law of wages prevailed. By this what was meant was that a worker should be paid that much which was needed just to keep him alive some that a worker should continue to work for his master. He was paid the minimum wages. There were no fixed working hours for him. The employer did not consider it necessary to provide him any facilities or good working conditions. Since the employer knew that a laborer cannot save his labor and he must use that, therefore, he fully exploited the situation. The state, which sided with the long after Industrial Revolution in England the employers in the industry did not care for establishing human and social relationship of the workers. It was believed that industry has nothing to do with the social problems of the workers. These are their own and should be solved by them. There was no human approach to any problem. The employer believed that a worker is paid for the work which he does: In case he feels that wages paid to him are inadequate he is at liberty to leave his job.

The employer kept his employee at a very long distance. He was not prepared to listen to his personal grievances. In fact, if at all he came to know of these, the source was indirect and through his trusted men who worked for him in the factory. His main aim was to earn maximum profits by getting maximum work and by paying the lowest wages. The whole system was based on naked and ruthless exploitation. Less to talk of social security,’ there was then no job security. A worker could be turned out of his job at any time.