Why bother involving your employees?

1. It is a cliché but a company’s greatest asset should be its people. Participation in the community by employees can help to improve their motivation and pride in themselves as well as the company. This can result in direct business benefits of increased productivity, reduced sickness absence, more innovation, better developed communication skills, better understanding of your policy/objectives and how you compare to other companies/organizations.

2. Overall your employees will feel valued since they are empowered to participate and their opinions will be asked for and listened to, making a positive contribution. Furthermore it fosters a perception of a company which cares for its employees and supports its local community.

3. Ultimately the programme should be seen to dovetail into other human resource management initiatives, particularly training and development programmes, such as investors in people; total quality management; continuous improvement programmes; coaching; teamworking/team building and reward and recognition schemes.