"Moves to promote the resolution of workplace disputes through mediation rather than at employment tribunals have been welcomed by experts.
Regional mediation pilot scheme launched
The latest steps in reforms to the employment tribunal system were unveiled by Employment Relations Minister Edward Davey today with the announcement of a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Civil Mediation Council gives thumbs-up to Government's proposals to change workplace dispute resolution
The Civil Mediation Council has endorsed the minister for employment relations, Edward Davey’s plans to change Britain's approach towards resolving disputes at work.
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"Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian, has called for an enhanced
Criminal-case mediation ‘by 2020’
"Compulsory mediation of civil disputes and mediation of criminal cases could be introduced in the UK by 2020, a High Court judge has suggested.
CEDR Acquires IDRS Ltd From CIArb and the Two Organisations Announce the Way is Paved for Greater Cooperation Between Them
LONDON, November 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - IDRS Ltd, one of the UK's leading dispute resolution service providers, has been sold by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) to the Centre for Effective...
Date set for iSoft Group Hearing
A date has been set for the hearing of a formal complaint against Manchester accountant Glyn Williams and his former firm Robson Rhod...
"Britain’s largest employer today signed the first ever Dispute Resolution Commitment (DRC) which requires all Government departments and agencies to use alternatives such as mediation, arbitration and conciliation wherever possible before taki...
"The two sides embroiled in a bitter dispute over the future of a piece of land in Bristol are to meet next week for mediation."