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Participation
What do we mean by
employee participation?
Employee participation
Direct
Written and
electronic
communication
Meetings with
managers
Team briefings
task-based groups
attitude surveys
Financial
participation: PRP
Indirect
(Via employee
representatives)
Trade-unions
Work councils
The context
Indirect participation
Codetermination
Consultation
Communication
Information
International Average
1) Job security
2) Salary increase
3) New workplaces
4) Welfare provision
5) Health and Safety
6) Decrease of
working time
Collective Bargaining
Definition:
Collective bargaining is the process
through which representatives of
management and the union meet to
negotiate a labour agreement on the
conflicts related to the allocation of
resources linked to employment.
(wages, working hours, welfare
provisions)
Collective Contracts
Percentage of employees covered by a
collective agreement:
Austria: 98%
France: 95%
Germany: 62%
Hungary: 25%
Japan:
USA
21%
18%
Work Councils
Winning Commitment
fostering communion
helping employees self-actualize
providing interesting jobs
hiring people with similarity of values
employees welfare
two-way communication
job security
above-average rewards
guaranteed fair treatment
(Dessler, 1993)
Participation
Employment security
Selective hiring
Commitment
Teamworking
High compensation related to organisational
performance
Engagement
Extensive training
Flat organisation
Involvement
Sharing information