Leadership - Key points
- Leaders of organisations and trade unions should make
a personal and public commitment to the promotion of
employee engagement.
- In reviewing their structures, organisations should seek
either to allocate responsibility for employee engagement
through them to an existing committee or equivalent or
to allocate responsibility amongst executive members in
any new project team.
- Under either option the designation of an individual member
with influence and seniority to act as a spokesperson and
advocate on employee engagement is recommended.
- Organisations should review their position on employee
involvement and aim to develop a comprehensive policy
which covers employment issues and service delivery.
The outcome of the review should be shared amongst
employees.
- A senior member of staff should be designated to coordinate
policy developments and implementation across
the organisation or section and to report back on the
progress of the employee engagement.
- Organisations should make available sufficient resources
to direct and support this work.
- The lead employee and lead training employee within
organisations should review the skills and expertise within
the network of employees and trade union representatives
designated to lead on employee engagement and develop
an internal training programme for these key individuals.
