Most business disputes can be settled through mediation in a matter of days – and so can rows at work, writes Carly Chynoweth Conflict resolution has become big business. The number of disagreements settled through arbitration or mediation rose 78% between 2007 and 2009. The cost of mediation cases alone is more than £5 billion […]
Category: The Sunday Times | Sunday 5 December 2010 | Author: Hannah KingMediation and alternative dispute resolution have seen a surge of interest since they were first mentioned as recommendations in the ACAS Code of Practice Consensio, a mediation and conflict resolution services provider, has noticed a marked increase in the demand for these services as organisations understand what mediation can and cannot do for their business […]
Category: Personnel Today | Monday 29 November 2010 | Author: Anna ShieldsWith the prediction that anything up to half a million public sector jobs will be lost as a result of the Government’s spending cuts, a large part of the UK public sector workforce is faced with an uncertain future. Redundancy raises a number of challenging issues to employers and employees alike and quite often leads […]
Category: Opportunities | Tuesday 2 November 2010 | Author: Anna Shields & Alex EfthymiadesGetting employees and managers to talk before formal grievance procedures begin can save time, money and long-term negativity By Karl Cockerill We first set up our in-house mediation scheme at NHS East Lancashire in 2008. I remember that our interim HR director tried to convince me that the way forward was to bring in mediation […]
Category: The Guardian | Wednesday 1 September 2010 | Author: Hannah KingPeople don’t like conflict in the workplace. People want to work where, should they have a problem, there’s a process in place to reach a speedy resolution. They want to work in an organisation which supports them should difficulties occur. So, when you’re looking at how best to retain your talent – and not just […]
Category: Executive Grapevine | Thursday 1 July 2010 | Author: Anna Shields
