'At this stage we’re envisaging something in the style of Advices & queries, each section including examples of what good practice might look like.' Photo: by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash
Quaker employment: Phil Chandler on a work in progress
‘The idea was to explore how we would wish to be treated.’
The pandemic had a huge effect on employment patterns and practices – and, indeed, whether people had any employment at all. Many organisations struggled to deal with these upheavals, some trying harder than others to support the welfare of their employees. It was, without doubt, a very difficult time for anyone responsible for employing people, and this didn’t exclude Friends. It was out of this period that a concern arose within Lancashire Central & North Area Meeting (AM) about how, or if, Quaker organisations integrate spiritual insights into our practices as employers. It was felt that merely following the law, or what secular organisations identify as ‘best practice’, didn’t guarantee a result that was in line with our testimonies.
