The benefits of alternative dispute resolution

Mediation represents a highly effective way to resolve many workplace disputes without generating publicity or further escalating the problem, writes Michael Ord of Eversheds.

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Making more of alternative dispute resolution (PDF format)    View the full text of the January 2005 ACAS discussion paper setting out how alternative dispute resolution can be used to settle disputes in the workplace.

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Legal Q&A: The benefits of mediation   By Julian Hemming, chair of the Employment Lawyers' Association, writing in Personnel Today.

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