Derek McDowell (Labour)

Possibly, it could become even more complicated. For example, it is possible that a minority of workers in a particular enterprise would be unionised and recognised, would have a system of collective bargaining within the enterprise and would be entitled to nominate someone as an employee representative. They might constitute 20% of the workforce. Effectively, a different system, by way of directly elected representatives, would operate for the remaining 80%. Hence, one could encounter a lack of balance between the different sections of an enterprise. While one could have ten people in a room, obtaining the votes of six of them would not necessarily guarantee that they represented anything resembling a majority of the workforce. This complication is best avoided by simply going directly to the workers and asking them to endorse it.