Dismissal, wages, conflicts at the workplace
Mediation in employment disputes
Employment disputes have a feature of their own: the parties see each other daily, and the tension soon reaches colleagues. Mediation offers a setting where employee and employer can state their positions before the matter becomes a complaint, a resignation or a case file.
When mediation fits
- An employment contract has ended, and the reason or the final payments are disputed.
- Wages, bonuses, overtime or untaken leave have not been paid.
- A conflict between colleagues, or between an employee and a line manager, is affecting the work.
- A collective dispute about working conditions needs a structured conversation.
What you gain
The standing of both sides stays intact
There are no public case files and no arguments on social media. The employee carries on a career, and the employer avoids a dispute visible to clients and to future candidates.
Room for what a claim form leaves out
An employment dispute almost always has a side that is about respect and recognition of the work done. Before the court there is no room for it; in mediation there is.
The result can be wider than a sum
The settlement can include an agreed end date, a written reference, the return of certain items or a change to an internal practice.
How it works
- 1
Checking the setting
We establish who takes part and in what capacity, which documents are needed, and whether the subject can be the object of mediation.
- 2
The mediation session
Each party sets out its position without being interrupted, and then the discussion concentrates on the points that can be settled now.
- 3
The agreement and its application
Payment dates, the wording used in personnel documents and the next steps are written down explicitly, so that a second dispute does not grow out of the same subject.
Frequently asked questions
In short
A workplace conflict left to grow ends up costing both sides more than the matter it started over. Mediation takes it on while common ground still exists, and you write the result together.
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The first step
Let us talk about your situation
Book a first conversation. In a few minutes you will know whether mediation suits your case, with no obligation to continue.