Why use Mediation?

Conflict is inevitable. No matter how we choose to avoid conflict it always seems to find its way in our personal and business lives.  Mediation is Voluntary, Confidential and proven to work as the most informal alternative disputes resolution. 

More and more people use mediation because it works. In fact, we can't think of a more effective way to solve any dispute.

Mediation creates an atmosphere in which participants gain understanding, begin to be understood and ultimately work together to explore options of resolution - sometimes seeing things from a different perspective 

WHY USE AN EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CONSULTANT?

I will proactively work with you to advise, guide, mediate, and support management in the application of best practice HR processes, policies and procedures and implementing strategies that will support the goals of your organisation in the most cost effective and efficient manner.

  • Effective organisational culture is simply how we do things around here. A well managed Employee Relations influences nearly every HR decision made in an organisation.

    Implementation of an effective Employee Relations strategy will support the business goals and make an organisation more efficient through the planned use of employee relations.

  • At the core of Employee Relations is the basic concepts of Fairness and consistency of treatment for all employees.

    Employee engagement relates to the level of an employees commitment and connection to the organisation. It simply means that employees are loyal and productive.  

    High levels of engagement promotes attraction, retention and motivation

  • Conflict in organisations occur when ideas, interests or behaviours of two or more employees or employee groups clash. Finding ways to effectively manage workplace conflict is imperative to creating an harmonious working environment which is positive and productive.

  • A workplace investigation uses allegations as a starting point to determine what happened or what is happening in any given situation to find the facts.

    Workplace investigations are based on a third party being independent and neutral. Undertaking investigations into Grievance, Discipline and or Harassment matters can be incredibly demanding on management time and can draw attention away from other strategic functions.   

Mediation

As an effective Mediation Consultant, we have an understanding of how to create solutions to resolve conflict; we strive to always address the main fundamental issue and can change the dynamics of workplace communications in a positive way.

As a mediator, I will bring negotiation, problem-solving and communication skills to the process of resolving conflict, which is always deployed from a position of independence and neutrality.

Mediation is effective as people work out their own agreements with the mediator's support. It can be quick and takes less time than litigation. Often cases are resolved in a matter of hours, rather than years, like in litigation. Mediation is empowering as a skilled and experienced mediator is assisting you to reach your own solutions, you are the master of your own destiny throughout the mediation process.    The costs associated with mediation are just for our time as the mediator.

HR/ER Solutions


Sickness Absence Management - Develop policies and strategies to manage absence and support attendance that will help employees and managers understand what standards are expected of them and will help managers to deal with welfare issues in a fair and consistent way.

Work-related stress Management - Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work, so we can support your business by developing strategies and policies to assist in the management of work-related stress. Stress affects people differently and factors like skills and experience, age or disability may all affect whether a worker can cope.

We will provide you with management solutions that will help line managers to have simple, practical conversations with workers, develop risk assessments and apply the HSE management standards effectively.

Policy and Handbook - We will contribute to the development of your Human Resources and Employee Relation policies, including the promotion and implementation of relevant policies, frameworks, and guidelines. We can also provide training and development on relevant ER policies including recommending further training initiatives to enhance and improve the employee relations support to your organisation.

Workplace Investigations


Grievances/Discipline/Harassment - We will assist in the case management of complex cases of disciplinary, grievance and harassment cases.

By establishing a result-orientated model to resolve conflict in the workplace by utilising conflict resolution approaches including, conflict coaching, conducting facilitated conversations and Mediation.

Performance Management - Design and development of performance management frameworks including probation and employee appraisal processes

Restructuring and Change Management -We have experience in managing change, organisational restructuring and developing performance management processes whilst seeking to improve employee engagement.

We can also support you with the development of job evaluations and the design and development of competency frameworks.

Success Stories

Petra McGuirk Consultancy takes pride in resolving disputes quickly, cost
 effectively and with the least amount of stress to all parties.

CONTACT US


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