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More democracy at work: let workers elect representatives to company boards
Closed
362 signatures
What the petition asks
The Prime Minister announced her support for a change in company law to allow workers to elect representatives to sit on company boards.
But this welcome proposal for corporate governance reform has been watered down.
This is unacceptable - democratic representation should not be voluntary.
But this welcome proposal for corporate governance reform has been watered down.
This is unacceptable - democratic representation should not be voluntary.
“If I’m prime minister ... we’re going to have not just consumers represented on
company boards, but workers as well.” - Theresa May, 11th July 2016
Worker representation is not a replacement for existing agreements between companies and trade unions. Nor is it a means of reducing the independence unions.
The TUC has published a report on how the policy could be implemented: https://www.tuc.org.uk/economic-issues/corporate-governance/workplace-issues/all-aboard-making-worker-representation
company boards, but workers as well.” - Theresa May, 11th July 2016
Worker representation is not a replacement for existing agreements between companies and trade unions. Nor is it a means of reducing the independence unions.
The TUC has published a report on how the policy could be implemented: https://www.tuc.org.uk/economic-issues/corporate-governance/workplace-issues/all-aboard-making-worker-representation
Timeline
| 31 Jan 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
362
Status
Closed
Opened
31 Jan 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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