Mediation and Advocacy

Working Solutions is offering a new service in the sensitive area of Employer / Employee Mediation.

Where normal employment relations have become strained or in danger of breaking down, it can be extremely beneficial to introduce an external, independent person who can work objectively with both parties.

This can be be effective where an aggrieved employee wishes to discuss a difficult issue with their manager or employer and the organisation is too small for a work colleague to be involved. Also, when an employer wishes to avoid going to an Employment Tribunal and instead wants to sit down with an employee, we can be of assistance acting as an impartial Mediator.

Why mediate?

In the vast majority of cases the courts now
expect, and sometimes encourage lawyers to consider whether mediation should be
used in their clients' cases. It can avoid the very high cost that would
otherwise be incurred and it avoids the stresses and uncertainty that taking any
case to court inevitably involves. It allows people to take control of their
dispute and can bring about a result in much less time.

What sorts of dispute are suitable?

Mediation can be used in a
wide variety of disputes and some recent examples are bullying and harassment
claims at work, boundary disputes, disputes with builders, disputes about Wills
and professional negligence claims.

Please discuss any of these issues or ask for further information by speaking to Julia Hughes in confidence on 01584 877677.