Trends of Voice of Employees
When there is a Positive voice, organization can expect higher level of performance, innovation, staff well-being, staff retention and create open working environments where people feel valued. Employees’ voice plays a role in both employee participation and involvement. According to articles of Williams and Smith (2006) ‘‘Participation which is about employees playing a greater part in the decision-making process by being given the opportunity to influence management decisions and to contribute to the improvement of organizational performance’’
Forms of voice of employees
Participation: In the article of Williams
and Smith (2006) explained, the term ‘participation’ refers to arrangements
that give workers some influence over organizational and workplace decisions.
Involvement: In evident to the article
of Williams and Smith (2006), suggest that this term is most
usefully applied to management initiatives that are designed to further the
flow of communication at work as a means of enhancing the organizational
commitment of employees.
Organizations are keen to have
employee voice because the concept gives win-win situation for the
organizations as well as employees. One suggestion could be a million-dollar
idea (Brenson, 2015).
The Importance of Voice of Employee
The importance placed upon
capturing voice of employee has increased as organizations realize that there
are multiple benefits associated with it. Below are a few key benefits of
capturing the voice of employees.
- Increased Retention
- Increased Engagement
- Improved Job Satisfaction:
- Higher Performance Ratings
Conclusion
A company with employees’ voice
is emotional application of employees and it will lead to employee’s motivation
and satisfaction so then it will help to attract, retain great people and
higher performances.
References
Armstrong. M, (2009). Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 11 edition. London: Kogan, P.935-939.
Michael. B , Wilkinson. A, and Dundon.T,
(2018). Employee voice: conceptualizations,
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Work Institute. 2019. DEFINING
VOICE OF THE EMPLOYEE & WHY IT’S IMPORTANT. [ONLINE] Available at:
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Employee voice helps prevent knowledge and skills loss in organisations. Employers should ensure employee voice is heard for continuous improvement of the organisation.
ReplyDeleteIndeed employee voice is of high priority. Work Council meetings should be orchestrated in order to bring up their concerns and grievances. As a hood HRM practise, this would resolve most of the employee related problems in a pragmatic manner.
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ReplyDeleteIt is important to listen employees. They are the keys for the success of the organization. A detail article. Thanks for publishing!
ReplyDeletePositive voice how can be improving company perfermance. It's clearly expla
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ReplyDeleteOne of the most essential factors in determining job happiness is employee engagement. Employee engagement is now more than ever a strategic corporate goal, as engaged employees contribute to higher levels of productivity and better work quality.Thank you
ReplyDeleteIn my point of view we should have system in placed for this, like suggestion box. This can be negative or positive, but still we have given a opportunity to raise their voice diplomatically and there is another advantage for company to use those pin productive manner.
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