Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Ultimate Way To Resolve Employment Disputes

By Norman Herbert


Getting caught up in conflict in the workplace can be distressing, time consuming and ultimately draining. Whether you run a company and are in a dispute with another organisation or have conflict within your workplace arising from a disagreement between two members of staff, the atmosphere can have a negative affect on everyone in the company which is why it is vital that these problems are resolved quickly and efficiently.

Employment disputes can be dealt with by entering into mediation - a procedure of alternative dispute resolution that offers a real alternative to litigation or perhaps an employment tribunal. The mediator will conduct an initial session with each party and guide the parties forward by using a series of private and joint meetings until a remedy can be achieved.

Commercial disputes can arise for a number of reasons and if the situation is not diffused in the early stages, it may become very uncomfortable for everyone involved. With larger businesses it is important to avoid litigation at all costs, as this could create adverse publicity which has a knock on effect on the business.

By working with a mediator, business people are able to resolve their disputes in a calm and efficient manner. Sometimes it will be important for the parties involved to maintain a commercial relationship and in this situation mediation is the best way forward because an agreement can be achieved where both parties are satisfied rather than litigation which can be liable to deliver one party an unsatisfactory outcome.

In fact there is now an employment act set up which encourages businesses to utilise mediation in the workplace instead of resorting to the time and expense of taking the case to an employment tribunal. Resolving employment disputes through mediation may stop people from having to take sides, ensure that manpower or productivity is not negatively affected and help keep working relationships from breaking down completely.




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