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Lucinda Bromfield of Bevans Solicitors gives us a whistle-stop tour of the highlights of 2009 and some predictions for the future of Equality Law. Equality,...

Mediation: it really works

Mediation is becoming more and more important to HR professionals as a method of resolving workplace disputes and restoring working relationships. Although it has previously been viewed as a soft option, mediation is now fast becoming the preferred method for resolving workplace conflict. Why? Because it really gets results.

Mediation saves money, not just relationships

The average office worker will spend upwards of 40 hours every week side-by-side with their colleagues, sharing the best (and worst) of each other's opinions, habits and lifestyle. David Liddle, Founder & Director of The TCM Group explores how effective mediation can save money as well as working relationships.

Case Study: Mediation in TfL – Resolving Disputes

In this article, Julia Mixter, Senior HR Business Partner in Transport for London, looks at the case for mediation, the process of introducing it in TfL and anticipates the issues that may arise. Including a list of Issues and Mitigation, and how they are dealt with in the TfL.

Holding the upper hand when exiting senior employees

In the current economic climate, employers will have to take some tough and often emotional decisions regarding the current and future value to their business of some of their long standing senior employees. Harmajinder Hayre, Partner in the Employment Team at law firm Ward Hadaway explains more.

Remaining an employer of choice despite redundancies

Bev White, Penna MD - Every organisation knows that its people are its best asset but attention to employees’ welfare and motivation can drift when management teams are struggling to keep companies afloat in recessionary times.

How Mediation Can Fit Into the Current Legal Landscape

Guy Hollebon, Head of Employment, Bevans Solicitors discusses the use of mediation and other forms for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) within the workplace and within the Employment Tribunal system...

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Adjusting the recruitment process to migrant workers, a case study by David Price, Director of Anglo-Polish. Anglo-Polish is one of the UK’s fastest growing recruitment companies, specialising in placing Polish workers into the construction and demolition sectors.

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