Tag: workers on boards
Theresa May’s worker representation proposal fails to gain support
Research shows companies are choosing the ‘safe option’ when it comes to employee representation on boards.
Dim prospects for employees on boards
A worker representative in the boardroom is an option for companies under the UK’s new, revised governance code. A survey by ICSA reveals that other options will prove more popular.
Companies set to swerve option of workers on boards
A survey reveals that despite being an option in the UK’s corporate governance code, workers on boards is an unpopular choice.
Governance briefs from around Europe
Governance and regulation news from around Europe, from European voices on British boards post-Brexit, to investors calling for worker representation on boards.
There’s still everything to gain from having workers on boards
Despite the government’s U-turn, there remains a good case for companies to bring employees into the boardroom, says Janet Williamson of the TUC.
May dilutes pledge to get more workers on boards
UK prime minister Theresa May scales down her leadership pledge on employee representation in British boardrooms.
Workers on boards make sense and add value
Theresa May has reiterated her policy intention of placing employee representatives on company boards. Catherine Casey argues that workers bring expertise from the “floor” and will cultivate collaboration.