Improving employee voice

​​​We advocate a systematic approach to collective employee voice, focusing on the following areas to assess the current status:

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• ​What are you trying to achieve through your channels for collective employee voice?

• Are you complying with the spirit of the UK Corporate Governance code or the Wates Principles? How do people issues get discussed at board level?

• If you have formal meetings, what gets discussed? Is there a good balance of employee and employer items? Is it genuinely a forum for all employees? Are some employees missing?

• If you have employee networks, how effective are they? Is their role clear? Do they need capability training? Do they have the support of senior leaders?

• What support and training do your line managers have to enable a healthy exchange of views with their teams?

 

​The outcome of this assessment provides a detailed, comprehensive action plan to deliver improved collective employee voice throughout your organisation.