Workforce Directors Coalition State of Play Briefing (March 2025)

In this briefing, the Railpen-led Workforce Directors Coalition outlines progress made with company and industry engagements on workforce directors over the last 18 months, developments to the policy and political environment and sets out key calls to action for companies, investors and policymakers.

Caroline Escott / 3 March 2025

The Railpen-led Workforce Directors Coalition (WDC) has published its latest briefing on the state of play of the workforce director model as an effective workforce engagement mechanism.

Since its inception in 2023, the Coalition has grown in size to around £2 trillion in assets under advice – demonstrating an encouraging appetite for the appointment of workforce directors (drawn from the company workforce).

On workforce directors this briefing outlines:

Company and industry engagement progress
Developments made in the wider industry
The policy and political environment in the UK and US
Calls to action for companies, investors and policymakers

The objective of this briefing is to inform other investors about our experience and understanding of the current context and to encourage more institutions to support the work of the Coalition.

Read the full briefing