Working Lives Research Institute
Dr Sonia McKay, Dr Sian Moore
September to December 2006
Department for Trade and Industry (now BERR)
Following the strategy paper ‘Success at Work’ (March 2006), the government launched a formal review to determine whether workplace representatives ‘have sufficient access to facilities and facility time to enable them to carry out their functions efficiently and effectively’. This project was commissioned as part of the evidence-gathering process of the review
The research was based on three focus groups of trade union representatives in three UK cities, London, Manchester and Newcastle. The DTI worked closely with the TUC to prepare for and organise these groups and to establish their location and identify venues. Focus group participants were identified by the TUC through contacts with its affiliate members.
The report was published as part of the government’s consultation document, Workplace representatives: a review of their facilities and facility time, January 2007. The report can be downloaded from the BERR website here.