Partnership
Joining the
partnership
Ways to be involved
Launch
partners
Partnership
principles
Steering Group
Joining the partnership
We ask that the relevant employee and employer representatives
sign the following principles document to commit to working
together for dignity at work.
Working Together for Dignity at Work - Partnership
Principles
We express our support for the project,
which is jointly funded by the Department for Trade and Industry
and Amicus, and give our commitment to work together to achieve its
aim.
Project Aim
To encourage employee representatives and employers to build
cultures in which respect for individuals is regarded as an
essential part of the conduct of all those who work in the
organisation. The project will also increase awareness and
knowledge of 'dignity at work' issues, and encourage the
development of partnership working in the workplace through the
promotion of joint working on dignity at work.
Through the partnership, we will work together to devise and
promote a voluntary charter on dignity at work, which will
incorporate international, and UK good practice standards. The
charter will be supported by suggested policies and procedures,
training and materials to support internal communications and
profile raising work. We will have the opportunity to access
support, share best practice and influence the materials that will
be produced through participation in regional seminars and the use
of a specifically designed website.
The principle of working together between employers and
employees is fundamental and we will collaborate and contribute to
the promotion of the project in tangible ways within our
organisation. To advance the aim of this project, it is expected
that employees are involved in workplaces, including through their
trade unions and representation structures. By joining the Dignity
at Work Partnership, we agree that we are committed to a wider
dissemination of the lessons learned by the project, in the
interests of the wider workplace community.
Signed
Signed
Employer representative Employee
representative
What you get by joining
Organisations
joining the partnership project will receive the following:
- An invitation for one or more of your HR managers and
union reps to attend a regional seminar on bullying and dignity at
work. The seminar will look at different experiences from the UK
and around the world.
- Involvement in developing the terms of a voluntary
Dignity at Work Charter, which will be widely promoted in UK
workplaces.
- The opportunity to participate in an initial confidential
bullying survey of your employees, tailored to your organisation,
to give you a valid picture of the current situation in your
workplace.
- The survey will be analysed by researchers at Portsmouth
University and you will receive the full results, free of charge,
subject only to a cost limit on numbers.
- Training for workplace representatives and HR managers in
dealing with dignity and harassment issues.
- Help in adopting and publicising your Dignity at Work
policy in the best way for your organisation.
- Materials to support your profile raising work, internal
communications and training of employees at whatever levels are
needed in your company.
- Development of employee harassment councillors to offer a
first base contact.
- Assistance in setting up an Employee Assistance Programme
telephone helpline for harassment and dignity at work
issues.
- Evaluation via employee and management opinion surveys at
the end of project.
Ways to be involved
The Dignity at Work Partnership Project has started and is
ongoing over the next few years and it is hoped that as many
employers as possible will come on board.
At each phase partners are able to make a contribution to the
project by getting involved in various ways. It is entirely up to
you when and how you contribute, however the more you do, the more
you will benefit. Below is an outline of the key phases of the
project and how you can become involved.
The Research Phase has investigated
current best practice in workplaces both in the UK. This research
will inform the design of a proposed Action Pack which
will include recommended policies and procedures,
training guidelines and examples of materials to support internal
communications and profile raising work.
Once the Action Pack has been produced and tested, we will work
with partners to ensure relevant people within organisations are
trained and the policies and procedures are communicated
effectively to all employees.
The project has also held regional seminars in order to
highlight the work that has been done and to share best
practice.
Partners are invited to be as active as they wish to be. We have
outlined some of the specific areas you may want to be involved in,
however you can simply implement the Action Pack when it has been
tried and tested.
Launch partners
Partnership principles
Working Together for Dignity at Work
We express our support for the project, which is jointly funded
by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
and Unite the Union, and give our commitment to work together to
achieve its aim.
Project Aim
To encourage employee representatives and employers to build
cultures in which respect for individuals is regarded as an
essential part of the conduct of all those who work in the
organisation. The project will also increase awareness and
knowledge of 'dignity at work' issues, and encourage the
development of partnership working in the workplace through the
promotion of joint working on dignity at work.
Through the partnership, we will work together to devise and
promote a voluntary charter on dignity at work, which will
incorporate international, and UK good practice standards. The
charter will be supported by suggested policies and procedures,
training and materials to support internal communications and
profile raising work. We will have the opportunity to access
support, share best practice and influence the materials that will
be produced through participation in regional seminars and the use
of a specifically designed website.
The principle of working together between employers and
employees is fundamental and we will collaborate and contribute to
the promotion of the project in tangible ways within our
organisation. To advance the aim of this project, it is expected
that employees are involved in workplaces, including through their
trade unions and representation structures. By joining the Dignity
at Work Partnership, we agree that we are committed to a wider
dissemination of the lessons learned by the project, in the
interests of the wider workplace community.
Signed
Signed
Steering Group
The project will be managed and led by Amicus, with the Andrea
Adams Trust providing technical support.
The Steering Group comprises of:
Baroness Anne Gibson (Chair)
Siobhan Endean (Unite the Union)
Stephen Williams (ACAS)
Angela Ishmael (project manager)
Roy Cartwright (Unite rep BAE Systems)
Dave Ryan (BAE Systems)
Kevin Hepworth(Amicus Regional Officer)
Alison Burton (Remploy)
Pam Farmer (BT)
Professor Charlotte Rayner (Portsmouth University Business
School)
Dr Karen McIvor (Portsmouth University Business School)
Jimmy Grimes (Unite rep Royal mail)
Sataya Kartara (Royal Mail)
Nick Manns (Unite rep Legal and General)
Jackie Olmit (Legal and General)
Steph Marston (Connect)
Liz Fairclough (Unite rep NHS)
Simon Marsh (Chemical Industries Association)
David Parlferman (health and safety executive)
Anthony Smith (health and safety executive)
Observers
Peter Owen (BERR)
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