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Employee relations can be improved by involving employees in the decision-making process. Some ways to do this are through:

• Works councils
• Consultative committees
• Worker directors

Works councils

Works councils are made up of employees and managers that come together to discuss factors that may impact the business. Work councils can be used to promote discussion between managers and employees or to set up policies and procedures that are then implemented in the business. Due to employees being involved in decisions and policy making they may be less resistant to change.

Consultative committees

Consultative committees are similar to works councils and are set up to discuss issues that will affect the business. These committees are made up of employees and managers but may also involve other stakeholders such as customers or members of the local community.

Worker directors

A worker director is an employee that is elected to sit on the board of directors to represent the interests of the workers. This can lead to employees feeling they have some representation and influence in the decision making process.