Mediation cuts police staff grievances

"Mediation obviates the need for the bureaucracy of a formal process and can have a more enduring result on the relationships an behaviour of those involved." 

Mr. Sims explained that mediations progress as quickly as those directly involved allow as soonas a mediator is allocated they make arrangements with the parties for the first stage one-to-one meetings to occur, and the second stage follows as soon as possible – usually over a matter of a few weeks.

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The force's approach to dealing with members of staff who cannot get along has led to interest from other forces and health care organizations that are also looking at introducing mediation.Last year, West Midlands Police forked out £682,882 defending employment tribunals since 2006-07, with almost 203,000 being spent in 2008-09 alone.

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