Probation..not such a bad word

Tech that: Infosys puts policies on probation - The Economic Times: "BANGALORE: We've heard of people on probation. Now, it's policies on probation. In an indication that companies are increasingly moving towards involving employees in decision making, Infosys Technologies has decided to put 'policies on probation' before they are implemented. This applies specially to human resources policies.

The company will consult all employees and give them sufficient time to discuss a proposed policy. Many believe it's partly a reaction to the huge employee backlash that Infosys suffered on its HR policy called iRace introduced last year.
...Nandita Gurjar, group head (HR) of Infosys, said the company believed 'in an open culture'. 'Everyone should have a say in all the policies that impact their career. We have created suitable platforms for our employees to post their feedback,' she said.

Once the blueprint of a policy is ready, it is put up on the managers' portal and myvoice (an intranet facility) for a week for employees to assess the feasibility of the proposed policy and give feedback. A policy council then collects the feedback, debates on the inputs and a rough policy draft is applied for six months. During this period, all employees are allowed to comment and once this probation period ends, a final policy is drafted, incorporating the second level of employee feedback...."