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

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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