employee participation Flashcards
1
Q
what is employee participation?
A
the act of involving the employees of a business in the decision making within the business
2
Q
types of employee participation
A
- employee directors
- work councils
- employee shareholders
3
Q
why bother with employee participation?
A
- motivation
- better communication
- local knowledge
- social expectations
- legality
4
Q
why not bother with employee participation?
A
- time
- relationships
- culture
- theory x
- trade unions
- naivety
- who, why and when
5
Q
what’s the point of employee participation
A
- some business decisions have a major impact on employees. it is therefore only right to involve them
for example, redundancy, health and safety, contractual changes, takeover
