(19 Nov 2023, 10:56 am)Dan wrote A few days ago, Ambassador mentioned that employee forums are conducted at his place of work, which allows more constructive discussion to take place with management of the organisation he works at. The bus industry is so heavily unionised that this would be difficult to achieve at Go North East, especially in the current climate, but I dare say would have resulted in more meaningful and productive discussions to improve drivers’ work/life balance than what we have witnessed unfold over the last few months.
You'd have the same perceived issue, in my opinion.
Speaking as an outsider, the root of the issue in the bus industry all seems to all come back to the 'them and us' culture that exists between drivers and managers. This, combined with a disciplinary culture, allows distrust to thrive.
You could have whatever forum you wanted, but unless you're prepared to tackle the root of the problem, your employees will never move from a position where they think you're at it/up to something.
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