What is the future of workplace representation and the expression of employee voice on unchanged policies?
Several branches suggest that it is increasingly difficult to find employees who are willing to act as workplace representatives, and that the system of representation is under serious stress. A member in Devon and Cornwall comments: “Our trade union have difficulty in finding members to stand for Branch Council due to work pressure and time available. This is also reflected in other areas such as our Diversity Council reps –limited people come forward and then time is limited for activity.” A representative in the South East agrees that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get good people to act as Staff Representatives, either as a TU Member or not. His view is that younger people do not understand the value of the representative to the organisation and this may explain why the average age of reps is 46. “It’s only those who have this sort of thing in their blood who take an interest.” There is also the possible stigma that the Staff Representative is seen as a trouble maker and
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