The document discusses the influence of the EU on industrial democracy in the UK. It notes that the EU has had a huge impact on UK industrial democracy through its policies aimed at improving working and living conditions. The EU determines rules and regulations in areas like employment law that the UK must follow, such as policies around collective redundancies, employment transfers, acquired rights, and equality cases. The document also compares methods used to gain employee participation in decision making, such as attitude surveys, quality circles, suggestion schemes, and direct participation.