People - employee relations

Question 1

Methods of employee participation

Answer 1

• worker-director
• works councils
• consultative committees

Question 2

Worker-director

Answer 2

= low level employee such as factory worker is given seat on board of directors
+ ultimately feel they have say in decision making
- no actual voting right, patronising

Question 3

Works councils

Answer 3

= groups made up of equal number of employees and managers, discusses major suggestions for change
+ gives employees say in large decisons
+ reduces employee resistance to change
- employee time wasted

Question 4

Consultative committees

Answer 4

= similar to works councils but with public, customers
+ all stakeholders accounted for
- employee time wasted