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Further information and activities - TUC principles of partnership

• Focus groups
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• TUC principles of partnership

Commitment to success of the enterprise: effective partnerships are ones where unions and employers have a shared understanding of the organisation's business strategy and a joint commitment to its success

Recognising legitimate interests: genuine partnerships recognise that unions and employers will have differences in interests and views. There should be arrangements to resolve those differences in an atmosphere of trust

Commitment to employment security: many employers embrace partnership as a way of increasing flexibility in the workplace. Good partnerships complement flexibility with action to improve employment security in the workplace

Focus on the quality of working life: partnership should broaden the scope of employment and organisational issues tackled by unions and employers. It should lead to improvements to terms and conditions and more opportunities for employees to participate in decisions about their work

Transparency: with successful partnerships, managers share information with unions about the business at an early stage, and conduct meaningful consultations with unions and staff

Win-win: the hallmark of an effective partnership is whether it delivers concrete improvements to business performance, terms and conditions, and employee involvement. Partnership is about mutual gains for unions and employers