When planning a new intranet project in a company, you should always consult with the employee representatives group (sometimes called a works council or workers' council). As representatives of the employees, this group often attempts to prevent employee-specific data from being collected and analyzed (for example, performance measurements, such as the number of edits made, new pages created, etc.) Here, we provide an overview of Linchpin functions in this context, as well as some general recommendations.