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Labour Relations Commission. Customer Satisfaction Survey April 2005. LRC Services Generally Questionnaires Issues/Returned. Questionnaires Issues/Returned. Level of Satisfaction with Standard of LRC Services.
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Labour RelationsCommission Customer Satisfaction Survey April 2005
Level of Satisfaction with Standard of LRC Services
Reasons for Dissatisfaction with Standard of LRC Services • Delays • Lack of Information about services offered/available
Levelof Satisfaction with Promotion of LRC Services
How Promotion of Services Should Be Improved Information Literature – circulate via Mailshots, Representative Bodies, CIC`s and Schools Seminars and Workshops
Conciliation ServiceLevel of Satisfaction with Concilation Service
Conciliation Service Strengths • Staff Flexibility • Reputation for Resolution • Relationship based knowledge of key players • Impartiality
Concilation Service Weaknesses • Sometimes difficult to get closure • Sometimes seen as only part of the process or going through the motions • Delays
Suggested Enhancements to the Conciliation Service • Facilities • Accommodation needs to be freshened up • Tea/coffee facilities • Larger rooms for side conferences • Delays • Guarantee hearings within strict deadlines • Assign sequential reference numbers to allow parties estimate waiting time • Appoint more IRO’s – consistency in quality of service
Type of Additional Conciliation Services Suggested • Most respondents felt there was no need to enhance Conciliation Services • The minority who felt there should be enhancements suggested: • The provision of more information • Mediation for bullying and harassment cases
Advisory ServiceLevel of Satisfaction with the Advisory Service
Advisory Service Strengths • Staff Professionalism • Useful in entrenched positions • Helps employers with advice as well as employees rights
Advisory Service Weaknesses • Service should be better promoted • Voluntary nature of the Service is a weakness when one party is not willing to participate • Not inclined to rap obvious negligent party on the knuckles • Voluntary Dispute Resolution Code – Service is used only as a formality
Types of Advisory Service Enhancements/Additional Services Suggested • Educational assistance as per ACAS in UK • Publicity of services – seminars, conferences • Develop more specialisation • Training for joint groups of management/trade unions • Dispute resolution methods for employers • Specific expertise to manage change in unionised environments • Ensure all staff are experienced
Likelihood of Respondents to Avail of the Advisory Service in the Future • 75% of respondents, said that they were likely to use the Advisory Service in the future
Rights Commissioner ServiceLevel of Satisfaction with the Rights Commissioner Service
Suggested Enhancements to the Rights Commissioner Service • Broaden education of users • Deal with delays • Waiting time for hearings • Waiting time for decisions/recommendations to issue • More consistency with outcomes • Increase number of Rights Commissioners
Types of Additional Rights Commissioner Services Suggested • While the majority of respondents are of the view that the Rights Commissioner Service does not need to be enhanced those who commented suggested: • Information days, seminars • More Resources
Labour RelationsCommission Customer Satisfaction Survey April 2005