Employees on the board: Theresa May's next big idea?

The Government has indicated a desire to look again at the UK's corporate governance framework.

As part of that review, Mrs May has announced a desire to give workers a greater role in how companies are run - a change that would be a significant break from how things have been done in the UK to date. Worker representation is a central feature of the German corporate regime, and this eBulletin considers the German experience and whether it provides a useful model for the UK to emulate.