The IPA has identified that a serious barrier to positive industrial relations in the UK is the sparse level of knowledge amongst managers about how to work effectively and collaboratively with trade unions.
Read more about collaborative working here.
We have developed learning and development programmes for managers and leaders at whatever stage the organisation is on its employment relations journey:
Laying the foundations:
A range of programmes for leaders, managers and HR colleagues to support organisations that are recognising a trade union for the first time, and designed to build the necessary knowledge and skills to work effectively with a recognised union.
Building the relationship:
Designed for leaders, managers and HR colleagues who are at the forefront of making employment relations work, this is a tailored programme of half and one-day workshops that facilitate a constructive debate and help participants understand the ways in which trade unions can act as a strategic partner, and the steps necessary to build positive working relationships.
Creating value:
Tailored workshops that focus on joint organisational priorities and development a partnership approach to tackling them.
What they say – Guernsey Post Limited
Guernsey Post asked Nita to help the company extend their approach to collaborative working with the CWU. Based on a series of interviews, Nita presented her findings at a joint workshop where senior union representatives and managers agreed a way forward.
We really appreciated the way Nita put together the workshop it was stretching, lively and interesting for all concerned. It helped us to move our partnership approach on another step – a vital factor in meeting the continuing challenges for our people and our business”.
Steve Rains, HR Director, Guernsey Post Limited
