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It is the third session. The gap has come down from 9% to 2.5%. Everyone in the room knows roughly where this is going to land. And yet nobody moves. If you work in employee or labour relations, you have sat in that room. You have watched a negotiation that was 80% done stall for three weeks, go to conciliation, pick up a strike notice, and settle in the end at a number that was on the table a month earlier, after everybody had lost a fortnight's production, salaries and a g

The most important workplace developments of the week point in the same direction: organisations will increasingly be judged by the reality of how work is organised and how conflict is handled — not merely by the language of a contract, policy or values statement.

The introduction of mandatory mediation in the Gauteng High Court has stirred up concerns from mainly the legal profession. One concern is the quality of services that mediators may provide. It is essential for mediation as it is for arbitration that parties select a third party that is suitably qualified and has a track record as a mediator. In addition, some argue that mandatory mediation undermines access to justice. Professional services specializing in dispute resolutio

In this post, we will explore the various methods of Appropriate Dispute Resolution and offer practical steps you can take to navigate conflict effectively.

Overview of the Mandatory Mediation Directive The Judge President of the Gauteng High Court has recently introduced a significant...

What is a mediator? A mediator is a neutral third party that is appointed to help people resolve a conflict. For example, if a couple...

Labels are increasingly being used to leverage support for group identities and ideals. Labels such as "#WMC" (White Monopoly Capital),...