The nature of the work and employees hired

• It may be more likely that businesses that employ highly skilled employees will offer them opportunities to become involved in decision making through a system of employee representation
• The threat of a high level of labour turnover is more significant with high skilled employees as they will be difficult to replace and may disrupt business operations
• In contrast, businesses that rely heavily on temporary and seasonal employees will have less incentive to establish systems for employee representation because employees may have limited knowledge and experience to offer and managers may not feel it necessary to demonstrate that they value their employees in this way