The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new
(Socrates)
What is mediation?
"Mediation is where an impartial third party, the mediator, helps two or more people in dispute to attempt to reach an agreement. Any agreement comes from those in dispute, not from the mediator. The mediator is not there to judge, to say one person is right and the other wrong, or to tell those involved in the mediation what they should do. The mediator is in charge of the process of seeking to resolve the problem but not the outcome."
Mediation: An Approach to Resolving Workplace Issues
(CIPD, 2013)
Why mediation?
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Fast, early, confidential intervention
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Future-focused and solutions-driven
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Encourages creative and sustainable outcomes
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Voluntary process owned by the participants
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Fewer formal grievances
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Fewer tribunal claims
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Cost effective - no or reduced legal fees!
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Reduced sickness absence
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Retention of valued employees
From GFK NOP survey of 500 SMEs:
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99% agree that mediation is a good tool for workplace disputes
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82% report that mediation led to complete or partial dispute resolution
From 2011 CIPD
Conflict Management
survey report:
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80% cited improved relationship between individuals
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64% cited reduction or elimination of stress of more formal processes
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62% noted the benefits of employee retention
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52% highlighted costs of defending tribunal claims being avoided
Why Us?
David is an experienced mediator and is accredited by the London School of Mediation. He is a firm believer in the great strenghs of mediation as a forward-looking, solutions-focused alternative dispute resolution process. His role as a mediator is to use his skills and experience to facilitate resolution. He does not decide anything but will listen carefully to everything that is said and use that information with a view to assisting the participants to build a solution with which they are comfortable. As a mediator, his role is not to provide advice but to ensure that there is a suitable atmosphere for resolution which is the welcome outcome in more than 80% of workplace mediations.
To discuss your requirements further,
contact us here
or give us a call on
0845 607 7823
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