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This chunk is part of the "Best practice checklist" section in the "Consultation and cooperation in the workplace best practice guide," which outlines essential steps for employers to effectively communicate and consult with employees during significant workplace changes. It emphasizes the importance of establishing good communication practices, analyzing changes, and developing a consultation strategy to enhance employee engagement and decision-making processes.
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A best practice workplace involves more than just understanding and complying with the law. This checklist will help you work at best practice:
- [ ] ☐ Set your business up for good communication. You can do this by implementing an internal communication strategy, establishing good communication channels and setting clear standards for communication in your workplace. Remember:
- o key messages should be clear, consistent and given with context
- o select communication channels carefully
- o the communication should invite responses
- o seek feedback on how your employees are receiving your communications.
- [ ] ☐ Analyse the change. Use a SWOT analysis (or similar) to help you identify the key strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats associated with the proposed change. Use your analysis to identify issues and inform the key messages for staff.
- [ ] ☐ Decide on a consultation strategy. Plan how you will consult your employees. When developing your consultation strategy consider:
- o How will you help your employees understand the change and its potential impact on them?
- o How will management and employees work together to identify and solve issues?
- [ ] ☐ Review your position about the change. Consider the information and ideas shared by staff.
- [ ] ☐ Inform employees. Communicate the decision and reasons with employees and representatives.
- What are the key components of a best practice workplace according to the checklist?
- How can a business set itself up for good communication?
- What is the purpose of conducting a SWOT analysis in the context of workplace change?
- What factors should be considered when selecting communication channels for employee communication?
- Why is it important to seek feedback on employee communications?
- What should a consultation strategy aim to achieve regarding employee understanding of change?
- How can management and employees collaborate to address issues related to workplace changes?
- What steps should be taken to inform employees about decisions and their reasons?
- How does reviewing employee feedback contribute to the change process?
- What role does clarity and consistency play in effective workplace communication?