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Worker representatives provide a voice for employees, ensuring that decisions about restructuring, remuneration, health and safety, and organisational change consider staff interests. Their involvement can improve morale, reduce industrial conflict and enhance the legitimacy of governance processes. In practice, they:
- Participate in board or committee meetings (e.g., health‑and‑safety committees, works councils) where they raise employee concerns and propose alternatives.
- Negotiate collective agreements with directors or senior managers, influencing policies on wages, working hours and training.
- Act as a communication bridge, relaying strategic priorities from managers to the workforce and feedback from staff back to senior leadership.
Through these interactions, worker representatives help align organisational objectives with employee welfare, contributing to sustainable performance and corporate social responsibility.