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Employers ''should consult workers about cost reduction''

13 December 2010
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Employers ''should consult workers about cost reduction''Companies looking at ways to drive down costs in the wake of the recession should ensure they communicate with members of staff, it has been claimed.

In addition to appointing operations management professionals to identify potential efficiencies, bosses may also be interested in comments made by policy officer at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Paul Sellers.

He advocated working with employees on such schemes, stating: "The best approach is to involve and engage staff in these exercises, ideally through the union or workplace representatives."

By engaging with people rather than "snooping" on them, Mr Sellers suggested employers could access individuals' ideas about how to save money.

His remarks come in the wake of a study by IRIS Accounting & Business Solutions indicating organisations are increasingly examining ways to increase the productivity of employees as a result of the economic climate, with ways of doing so including analysing timesheets, examining expense claims and scrutinising purchasing decisions.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800287273-ADNFCR
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