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The Involvement and Participation Association (IPA) is an organisation in the United Kingdom that promotes employee involvement and voice in the
workplace
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.
History
The first predecessor of IPA was known as the Labour Association and was founded in 1884 in the Central Cooperative Hall at
Derby
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. Its full name was the "Labour Association for Promoting Co-Operative Production based on the Co-Partnership of the Workers".
In 1901 it changed its name to the Labour Co-Partnership Association. In 1928 it rebranded again to the Industrial Co-Partnership Association. In 1972 it then became the Industrial Participation Association.
Finally in 1989 it was named the Involvement and Participation Association.
See also
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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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