§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on employee participation.
§ Mr. MayhewThe Government welcome close involvement by workers, whether or not they are trade union members, in decisions which affect them at their place of work. We believe that the best way to bring this about is by the voluntary development of participation by joint agreement between employers and their employees. It would be wrong, in our view, to impose by law a blanket system of participation on every company. We strongly favour genuine worker involvement in a way best suited to the circumstances of individual companies and their employees.