Reimagining works councils

How to make your Works Council a proactive driver for change.

Are you a Works Council member who is eager to make change from within? Do you feel like you never have enough time to work on what you care about? Struggling to find a training that goes beyond the basics of “The Works Council Act” that is strategic and relevant to the problems you’re facing today?

We get it.

In this three-part master class, you’ll learn how to take your Works Council from an energy-draining, bureaucratic entity to a healthy driver for social change – within your organization and beyond. You’ll learn from expert practitioners and start problem-solving with peers who face similar challenges.

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how to make your Works Council a proactive driver for change

3 part Masterclass
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Calling all CHangemakers who want to channel Employee Voice for Social CHange!
Are you a Works Council member who is eager to make change from within? Do you feel like you never have enough time to work on what you care about? Struggling to find a training that goes beyond the basics of “The Works Council Act” that is strategic and relevant to the problems you’re facing today?

We get it.

In this three-part master class, you’ll learn how to take your Works Council from an energy-draining, bureaucratic entity to a healthy driver for social change – within your organization and beyond. You’ll learn from expert practitioners and start problem-solving with peers who face similar challenges.

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3 Masterclasses on the following topics:

setting proactive priorities
Masterclass 1: Wednesday 10th April 15:30 – 17:30 CET

What kinds of resources do companies need to provide Works Councils with so they can achieve their priorities in a healthy manner? How can you gather input from your colleagues to understand what’s important to them without breaking “confidentiality” restrictions imposed by management? In this class, you’ll get confident about your rights to resources as a Works Council and learn how to use those to set clear priorities in large groups.

Reimagining Conflict
Masterclass 2: Wednesday 17th April 15:30 – 17:30 CET

Conflict is one of the most vital and consistent elements of being a Works Council member. Whether it comes from internal WoCo members, management, or employees, it can be really overwhelming. How can you resolve disagreements in big groups productively? When do you know how to say “no”? In this class, you’ll learn how to establish conscious decision-making structures that harness the power of conflict to help you make big wins as a Works Council.

Masterclass 3: Wednesday 24th April 15:30 – 17:30 CET

Dreaming Big
Once your Works Council has mastered priority-setting and conflict-resolution, it’s time to start dreaming big. What potential do Works Councils in The Netherlands have to facilitate larger social change within and across companies here? Which external partners could be surprisingly helpful to your Works Council in doing this? In this class, you’ll learn how to progressively interpret and use the legal powers of the Works Council, including its “Right of Initiative”, to collectively implement change on large social issues like climate justice, DE&I, and the future of work.

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU:
​- You believe employee voices should be prioritized more seriously when your company is making big decisions
– You’re a current Works Council member in The Netherlands who is eager (but struggling) to make change from within
– You have some basic knowledge about Works Councils, but want to learn how yours could make more impactful change
– You’re interested in starting (or running) for a spot in a Works Council at your company, but aren’t quite sure what the benefits and power of having one are
– You care about the impact your company has on larger social issues
– You are comfortable with taking a course in English