Dispute resolution
Alternative dispute resolution describes a range of techniques that involve a neutral third party helping to resolve a dispute between two parties, before recourse to courts or tribunals is necessary. Types of alternative dispute resolution include arbitration, conciliation, mediation and early neutral evaluation.
Heathrow faces summer disruption as workers vote to strike
Heathrow airport could be shut down for several days this summer because of strike action by more than 4,000 workers.
Job insecurity fuelling university staff hardship
Seven in 10 university academics and teaching staff say their mental health has been “damaged” by working on insecure contracts,...
South Western Railway staff strike in long-running guard dispute
Guards and train drivers for South Western Railway began a five-day strike today (18 June) – the latest walk-out in...
Are HR professionals lacking employee relations skills?
As the CIPD’s Festival of Work starts in London, complete with speaker and breakout sessions galore on all the new...
Junior doctors to vote on four-year pay deal
Junior doctors are to be balloted on whether to accept a four-year deal which will mean annual pay uplifts of...
Mayfair club kitchen porters call for the Living Wage
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has urged one of London’s most exclusive membership clubs to ensure its...
How to manage conflict and confrontation
Conflict and confrontation often occur together. Neither is very pleasant, but both are part of our working and home lives....
Union claims council ‘secretly’ rewarded staff that did not strike
Birmingham City Council refuse workers are considering whether to go on strike, following allegations that the council “secretly” paid several...
Improve wellbeing by becoming ‘conversationally intelligent’
Workplace conversations happen all the time of course, but “good” conversation – talking that makes change happen or calms conflict...
Employment tribunal cases jump 39% after fees abolished
Acas has seen a 39% jump in the number of cases that have gone to an employment tribunal since fees...
BBC settles equal pay dispute with Carrie Gracie
Carrie Gracie, the BBC’s former China editor, has received a payout from the broadcaster after it emerged she had been...
Strikes reach lowest level since records began
The number of labour strikes reached an all-time low last year, along with the number of workers involved in disputes,...
Acas conciliators strike over workload concerns
Staff at conciliation service Acas are striking today (11 May) over concerns about their workloads, following the decision to abolish...
Tribunal claims up 90% since fees abolished
The Ministry of Justice has released its latest round of data on tribunals – the first full quarter since fees...
Do traditional grievance procedures destroy relationships?
HR professionals have relied on formal grievance procedures for years, but are they still fit for purpose? In an extract...
