Employee Voice
What is employee voice
The communication from an employee to someone who may be able to bring about change
employee attitudes and behaviours outside the workplace
Effects of employee voice outside the workplace
click to edit
Why worry
The ability of an employee to express ideas, makes suggestions or speak out
employee attitudes and behaviours inside the workplace
Affective states
Cognitive states
Community engagement
Behavioural states
It influences
Effects of employee voice outside the workplace
Violence at a community level
Levels of unrest
Perceptions of procedural justice
Perceptions of self-efficiency and self control
Levels of peace
Attitudes both inside and outside organisation
cognitive dissonance
Feelings of helplessness, apathy, and anger
Modern reality
Majority feel unsafe to express their voice
legal framework influencing employee voice opportunities in the workplace
Hierarchies limit protection
Employees remain silent because they belief That their opinions will be ignored or won't make a difference
Increase in institutional shareholders + decline of organised labour = declining employee voice
Most often higher in the hierarchy
Employees with no voice may not speak out against important issues such as harassment, assault, safety violations etc
policy makers should consider the employees and develop legislation to protect them
e.g.life dissatisfaction,stress
e.g. cynicism,alienation,helplessness
High levels of unrest lead to lower productivity in the workplace
e.g. depression,substance abuse
Opportunities for self-direction and to exercise one’s voice
likely to increase employee community engagement
citing potential benefits for
shareholders in the eyes of the law = opportunities for employee voice
Casualisation of workforce