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.
The Metropolitan Police Service has denied it has reached an out-of-court settlement with assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur over his allegations...
The government could force employers to take staff complaints to independent mediators as it bids to cut the number of...
Tribunal hearings could increase rather than decrease when the UK’s new workplace dispute resolution system is introduced, an influential figure...
Public sector union Unison is hoping to secure an end to the long-running local government pay dispute before Christmas.Unions met...
Council jobs have been put at risk by a joint union decision to refer the local government pay dispute to...
Manufacturers’ body the EEF is to tour the UK with conciliation body Acas to help employers understand how the forthcoming...
Last-minute talks to avert a potential strike that could result in petrol shortages across the UK are being held.Unions representing...
Two-thirds of employers have never used mediation to settle workplace disputes, research has found.Research by law firm Dundas & Wilson...
What action can an employer legally take when a dispute escalates into industrial action?There is no right to strike under...
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...
