workplacedemocracy
nounUK /ˈwɜːkpleɪs dɪˈmɒkrəsi/
US /ˈwɜːrkpleɪs dɪˈmɑːkrəsi/
A way of running a workplace where everyone gets a say in decisions.
The company introduced workplace democracy so employees could vote on new policies.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A system where workers elect their managers and share decision-making power.
Under workplace democracy, the staff elected their team leader directly.
3. The practice of giving employees a vote on major company changes.
Workplace democracy meant the whole team voted on the new schedule.
4. Shared control of a business between owners and workers.
Their small cooperative was a model of workplace democracy in action.