The learners are requested to present the speech on the following areas of Industrial Relations and are requested not to use any Power Point presentation. They are allowed to use any creative method of presentation.
The issues to e discussed are explained below.
LO 4.1:
Assess the influence of the EU on industrial democracy in the UK Hints:
European Union: European Union regulations are directly binding on all Member States without the need for national legislation to put them in place.European Union directives bind Member States to the objectives to be achieved within a certain time-limit, but leave national authorities to decide on how to implement them. Directives have to be implemented in national legislation. Government …show more content…

3. Employees are closer to the people involved at the level of buying/selling.
4. Employees know what supplies are needed and how often more quickly than employers do.
5. Employees know who works hardest on their 'team' and who may not.
6. Employees know how any logos, slogans or displays work, at ground level.
Employee Participation & Involvement Schemes
Consultation
Joint Consultation and work council
European work council
Partnership agreements
Downward Communication
Upward Problem Solving forms
Financial Participation
Representative participation
Empowerment
Inclusion of cultural and strategic priorities of the business
Self managed team
TQM

4.2. Methods used to Gain Employee Participation and Involvement in the Decision Making Process in Organizations:
There are many different mechanisms for employee involvement in the decision making process in organizations.
Attitude survey is one of the ways of involving employees by seeking their views on matters that concerns them.
It can be used to obtain views about processes such as job evaluation, pay determination and performance management in order to assess their effectiveness and the degree to which employees feel they are fair.
It can also be used to elicit views about personnel policies and how they operate in such areas as equal opportunity, employee development, and health and safety.
Attitude surveys are conducted through structured