Ever thought why Betriebsrat is so much important in an organization? It is so because, their role as Betriebsrat member is very much all encompassing. These members work as a bridge between the employees and employer, between the employer and state, between the state and the employees etc. These functions are not only important for a smooth functioning of a company but also for the smooth functioning of a company within a state. These functions and roles are very much important within as well as outside of the organization. They are a voice and face of the workers placed at the management level. Outside the organization they are required to represent the voice of workers through the company, this way they can influence the perspective of outsiders towards the company and its employees. So taking overall care of the company image is one of the functions carried out by Betriebsrat members along with the management.
It is said that happy employees are more productive and they affect the overall health of the company. The basic health of a company boils down to making profits. Thus we can say if the employees are happy, then they are more productive and loyal to the company and make good efforts to raise the profit bar of that company. But making all the level happy is very much difficult and tough task. There are numerous interests with numerous mindsets are involved in any organization. These many numbers of interests needs to be negotiated well. Negotiation is a very complex task, but one has to tackle it. Sometimes negotiations can go hard and may lead to conflicts. A role of mediator steps in at this point. If they are not resolved then they may lead to non-cooperation and can aggravate into huge lose of cost. The conflicts at workplace can be solved before they get out of control with the help of the mediators. Mediation is an alternative means of conflict resolution and it is gaining importance in the work environment. Betriebsrat trains the members to aptly control the negotiations on all the levels and drive everyone towards the same goal, harmonious environment and higher profits for everyone’s benefit.
This is a very much demanding role with numerous functions all of which are aimed only at better functioning of the company to ensure a better standard and improved life to the employees, which in return guarantee an effective and quality production.
