There is a significant cost to employers when good staff leave through failure to successfully resolve disputes.
Understanding Employment Mediation
In this delicate area of human resource management, staff may leave because they consider that their grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved, or because they believe that “nothing will be done”.
Mediation is an effective way to resolve disputes between employers and employees, or between employees.
Mediation can provide a structured, effective means of defusing difficult situations and avoiding Employment Tribunals. It is cost effective, discreet and provides options to all parties.
In addition to dealing with an immediate situation or dispute, the mediation process can also result in a plan for preventing any future disputes between the parties, fixing the underlying issues.
If the relationship is beyond repair, benefits can be obtained which cannot be ordered by tribunals: agreed references, effective restrictive covenants and confidentiality.
Employers who use mediation are in a stronger position with their employees both to identify unreasonable practices and to provide a non-contentious means of resolving disputes.
To discuss the benefits of mediation, or how effective mediation techniques could be adopted by your business, contact us today.