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.
Royal Mail staff have voted in favour of a deal to settle a dispute over pay, modernisation and working practices.The...
BT could face strikes following a dispute over its proposed pay awards for staff.The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has now...
As unions prepare to stage a wave of strikes this year, are more employers likely to turn to the courts to secure injunctions against industrial action? Kat Baker finds out.
Network Rail bosses are set to seek an injunction against planned strikes by railway workers at the High Court later...
More than 5,000 employment tribunals are said to have been avoided after the launch of Acas’ pre-claim conciliation service, the...
The first national rail strike in 16 years drew a step closer yesterday as Network Rail revealed it had considered...
On 17 December 2009, British Airways (BA) was granted an interim injunction prohibiting Unite members from striking for 12 days...
A long-running dispute about changes to firefighters’ shifts will be referred to an advisory panel, it has emerged.South Yorkshire fire...
British Airways (BA) and Unite union have agreed to hold talks over the next few days in an attempt to...
No matter what business you are in – managing staff brings with it challenges, problems and stresses. Even if you...
Punch-ups and threatening behaviour top the list of reasons for disciplinary action following the staff Christmas party, according to a...
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Six months since its implementation, the code will soon start to show its mettle in court.
Firefighters in Lincolnshire have reached an agreement with their employers over plans to change working hours, averting any threat of...
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have today resumed talks in an attempt to avert a second wave...
