6 reasons why you need employee reps

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Effective employee representation isn’t about moans and groans its about building a more productive business.

Effective employee representation involves public speaking, presentations, canvassing opinion, presenting well thought through business cases, influencing and in some cases persuading too.

Some staff may be reluctant to support business change – the help of employee reps can be an invaluable asset.

Effective employee representation brings many benefits, here are 6 of them:

They

  1. enable employers and employees to communicate, consult and negotiate effectively with each other. Having representatives can encourage employees to voice their views frankly and freely.
  2. can help nurture good employment relations: employee representatives can act as a useful sounding board for management on plans they have for the organisation.
  3. can be particularly effective identifying problems in the workplace and helping to diffuse potential conflict at an early stage.
  4. make discussions more effective: representatives can make well thought out recommendations that have the backing of the employees they represent and reflect the wider company interests.
  5. Raise creativity: effective representation can help employers tap into the expertise and creativity of their employees.
  6. Promote employee health and wellbeing: research has shown that one of the main causes of stress at work is a lack of control over how employees do their job. Having a say in decision making is especially important during periods of instability or rapid change

Employee reps are often involved in activities that differ greatly to their normal job role. Training is imperative.

Our CPD/training courses help reps learn the skills and techniques that enable them to perform these new duties better and consequently deliver improved results for the business.

Many of these skills needed are highly transferable helping reps and the business alike.

We also have courses that focus on specific areas and ensure employee reps understand the technicalities of the appropriate legislation as well as the skills needed to be effective in any specific duty, for example TUPE, Redundancy, Disciplinary and Grievance meetings