The Workplace Productivity Challenge - Summary - Department of ...

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summary of the report of the workplace productivity working group
Research and Evaluation
8 Research whether firms have sufficient incentives to invest in building leadership and
management capability and, if necessary, take action to strengthen these incentives.
9 It is proposed that the Management and Business Capability Co-ordinating (MBCC) Project
advise the Working Group’s successor body of its progress in carrying out its planned work
programme to check that activities aimed at increasing overall productivity are well aligned,
co-ordinated and complementary to the proposed Workplace Productivity Agenda. This
co-operation would also provide the successor body with the ability to ensure that our
recommendations (as outlined in this report) are delivered.
10 Research the value and potential mechanisms for introducing mentoring for managers
in SMEs.
11 Conduct research to gain a clearer understanding of leadership and management capabilities
to avoid duplication and add value to existing programmes, such as the MBCC Project.
Creating Productive Workplace Cultures
Awareness Raising
12 Model and communicate the benefits of good employment relationship practices through
industry organisations, networks, clusters and unions.
13 Promote purposeful employee participation, including in change management.
Diagnostic Tools
14 Review existing programmes and support to promote productive workplace cultures and
develop tools, information and frameworks to address any identified gaps. This would include
assessing what tools are available for measuring and addressing employment relations issues
and employee participation.
Implementation
15 Continue to support firms, employees and unions in improving their employment
relationships and in developing supportive workplace cultures.
16 We endorse the establishment of a Partnership Resource to promote workplace innovation,
productivity growth and improved service delivery through constructive employer/union
partnerships.
17 Create greater dialogue between industry, firms, unions and employees on how to develop
combined strategies for encouraging productive workplace cultures and building effective
employee participation mechanisms.
18 Promote and roll out tools, information and frameworks for building productive
workplace cultures.