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.
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A advisory group comprising almost 30 government, public and private sector bodies has met for the first time to tackle...
An end to the long running dispute over low pay and a controversial bonus scheme in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has moved a step closer.
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Question marks still hang over a £119m outsourcing deal between Swansea City Council and business consultants and outsourcing specialist Capgemini...
No limit to compensationHM Prison Service v Beart, EAT, 26 October 2004Beart was an administrative officer with HM Prison Service....
The number of tribunals in 2004 has rocketed compared to last year. While Guru wouldn’t like to suggest that the...
Secretary of state for trade and industry Patricia Hewitt is today expected to promise stronger powers for the new Equality...
Staff at rail-freight company EWS are to be consulted on stepping up their industrial action over jobs, working hours and...
The long running dispute between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union...
The long running dispute between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union...
Last week saw the biggest civil service strike in more than a decade. Thousands of members of the PCS union walked out in protest over plans to cut more than 100,000 jobs. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, tells Mike Berry what he hopes the strike will achieve
A school scheme to resolve disagreements between pupils could teach employers some valuable lessons when it comes to dealing with staff
RMT union members at Eurostar have voted by by nearly 10 to one to accept the improved pay, grading and...
Top 10 questions you need to consider before the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2005 take effect from next March.
