These examples are not dissimilar from the visions presented by the Stevenson-Farmer Review! and that gives us hope. Society has come a long way in understanding and respecting mental illnesses as disabilities! even in the 10 years since the Equality Act commenced. It’s clear that there’s a further journey to be undertaken with regard to severe mental illness! but we’re in a better position to start it than we were a decade ago.A meeting by any other name
30 June 2020
Susan Clews ! Acas Chief Executive
Acas Chief Executive Susan Clews has worked in Acas frontline operations and as Director of australia phone number library and Chief Operations Officer.
If I said the words ‘joint consultative committee’! what associations or images would they bring to mind?
For many they would conjure up face-to-face meetings (remember them?)! with agendas be numbers out well in advance! formal etiquette during the meeting itself! and detailed minutes with action points to follow.
Heavy in process you might think
To some the words might also feel a little dated. In their guide on how best to consult staff! the CIPD crafting the perfect personalized message for your audience using terms like ‘innovation forum’. But what strikes me about consultation is that whatever words you use to describe your arrangements! it’s vital to recognise that building trusted consultation channels takes time! and it can be testing. Change in the coronavirus (COVID-19) world is ever more complicated! technical perhaps! and that means working hard to create the change that you believe is right.
A new Acas policy paper! published today! suggests that no matter what we call the process of involving employees in decision-making – engagement has become popular – we should not forget the reason we do it. We do it! for example! because getting people back to work safely involves reassurance! planning! logistics! and ultimately! reaching consensus on what works best for everyone – for the business and for workers.