The benefits of workplace mediation
By: N. Madison
Workplace mediation is a process through which parties in a work or work-environment-related dispute attempt to resolve issues with the help of...
How different is Arbitration from Litigation?
By Jessica Ellis
Arbitration and litigation are two types of legal dispute resolution. Litigation refers to the traditional court-based method of solving civil cases, while...
Using mentoring for organizational growth
Mentoring has long been recognized as an important engagement tool to build emotional and intellectual connections between the organization and the employees. Over that...
Making union-management relationships work
By: Rod McCorriston, SGEU, Director of Labour Relations
The management-union relationship feels like an arranged or forced marriage without the option of divorce. You're in...
Preparing for Change at the workplace
Change” is often a well-known word in business, and it is not hard to see why. Change can create a sense of fear, anxiety...
Is there a better way to handle neighbor disputes?
Legal intervention is sometimes unavoidable, but it can become more of a tool to exert power than a means to a peaceable resolution.
In the...
How workplace mediation reduced conflict and stress during Barts hospital merger
Workplace mediation can prevent conflict at work leading to disciplinary problems or sickness absence, but awareness is low in many workplaces. Timmy Kurtuldum looks...
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRE-MEDIATION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Pre-mediation is a vital part of the mediation process. Pre-mediation prepares the parties for the PULSE conversation by setting the purpose and establishing their...
Mediation: where the confidentiality ends
There is little room for argument; the information and documents exchanged during mediation are confidential. Rule 8 of the South Carolina Alternative Dispute Resolution...
What causes gender gaps in the labour market?
By Steven Tobin, ILO Senior Economist.
Despite the considerable progress that has been made towards achieving gender equality in the world of work, certain factors...
