Successful Dispute Resolution in the Workplace

Disciplinary, Grievance and Mediation

20th January 2009, Surgeon's Hall Complex, Symposium Hall, Edinburgh

Employment law is an area which seems to be shifting constantly; it makes keeping up‑to-date crucial but increasingly difficult.

In a drive to improve employment dispute resolution following the Gibbons Review, statutory discipline and grievance procedures will be repealed and a new ACAS Code of Practice introduced. Employers need to prepare themselves for these changes in disciplinary and grievance procedure which will take effect from April 2009.

Being familiar with buzz words and formal processes will no longer be enough. Tribunals will take into consideration failure to show reasonable effort made to settle disputes internally. This will have far-reaching consequences for employers as the new code places the burden of responsibility, very heavily, with them to ensure that alternatives are tried before turning to formal action.

Hearing from leading employment lawyers and mediators, delegates will gain confidence in dealing with sensitive workplace issues; they will examine when informal action should be used and when formal procedures should be introduced. Mediators will discuss the role that mediation can play in dispute resolution and practical workshops will allow delegates to improve their own skills. This hands on conference is a must for anyone involved in line-management, HR, in-house legal advice, mediation and employment law. 

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Standard Rate - £250.00 + VAT
local authorities, public and private sector organisations
Reduced Rate - £210.00 + VAT
trade unions, professional associations & registered charities with income more than one million pounds
Supported Rate - £115.00 + VAT
academics, parliamentary researchers, voluntary sector and registered charities with income less than one million pounds and community organisations
Conference Papers Only - £75.00 + VAT