Monday, February 25, 2008

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment in all aspects of their operations. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees and their families as well as for the local community and society at large.

CSR can also help to improve the perception of a company among its staff, particularly when staff can become involved through payroll giving, fund raising activities or community volunteering.

Saying this, employee training with CSR in perspective consists of training of employees not only to maximize profits and efficiency but also training to make sure that employees are ethically trained about safety, cleanliness, human rights and much more. this gives them more skills which would make them more marketable in the future. Employee involvement means that companies engage their workers with their operations and when they give back to the society. This not only gives companies a better image in the society's eyes to buy their products, the workers there would also feel more appreciated in the company, causing them to work harder and the training sessions would flow smoothly.

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