EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT

AND
PARTICIPATION
Presented by;-
Dikshee Verma
Vincent
EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
Employee participation is the process whereby
employees are involved in decision making process,
rather than simply acting on orders. Employee
participation is part of the process of empowerment in
the workplace.

NEED OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
Employee participation is in part a response to the quality
movement within organizations.

Employee participation is also part of the move towards human
resource development in modern organisations.

Employee participation is required to take steps to ensure their
own health and safety and that of others.

Successful management of health and safety issues is best
achieved through good-faith co-operation in the workplace. In
particular, it is achieved through the input of those doing the work.

EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION
Project teams or quality circles in which
employees work on project or tasks with
considerable responsibility being delegated to
them.
Consultation exercises and meetings whereby
employees are encouraged to share ideas.
Delegation of responsibility within the
organization.

CONTINUED..
Suggestion schemes where employees are given
channels whereby they can suggests new ideas to
managers within the organization. Often they will
receive rewards for making appropriate suggestions.

Multi-channel decision making process. In such
situations decisions are made not only in a downward
direction, they also result from communications
upwards, sideways and in many other directions within
the organization.

EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT
Employee involvement means that every
employee is regarded as a unique human being,
not just a cog in a machine, and each employee
is involved in helping the organization meets its
goals. Each employees input is solicited and
valued by his/her management. Employees and
management recognize that each employee is
involved in running the business.

CONTINUED..
In other words employee involvement can also be
defined as the regular participation of employees in :
i. How their work is done,

ii. Making suggestions for improvement,

iii. goal setting,

iv. Planning, and

v. Monitoring of their performance