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.
Oil refinery staff at Grangemouth have returned to work as union members prepared to re-enter negotiations with employers in the...
Statutory dispute resolution is soon to be abolished which should be good news for employers… shouldn’t it?
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So, we’re all about to start using mediation, are we? Well, yes – if we are to get on board...
British Airways pilots have agreed to conciliation with an independent third party to help resolve a dispute over the airline’s...
Acas, or the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service is an organisation which aims to improve working life through better employment...
News of the clampdown on unnecessary tribunals could not have come soon enough. The number of employment tribunal cases rose...
Acas chief Ed Sweeney has insisted the service will rise to the challenge of growing demand from employers when the...
Business secretary John Hutton is to clamp down on unnecessary employment tribunals by throwing millions of pounds at conciliation service...
The BBC and its unions have reached an agreement in principle over plans to axe 1,800 jobs over the next...
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Unions representing workers at BAA have called off the threat of strike action in a row over pensions.The Spanish-owned company,...
Police will be balloted as to whether they want the Police Federation to lobby for their right to strike, it...
The government has published legislation which aims to simplify the much-maligned statutory dispute resolution procedures, but details of a proposed...
Postal workers have backed a deal that finally ends the long-running dispute with Royal Mail.The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) said...
The arbitration and conciliation service Acas saves employers, employees and the taxpayer almost £800m a year, according to a new...
