Date: 14th July 2010: Harvey Nash’s Leadership Services division extends its consultancy offering to help clients deal with potentially tough times ahead

Recent research suggests that workplace conflict currently costs the UK £24bn per year and many line managers spending upwards of one day per week on conflict resolution. With potentially difficult economic times ahead, the demand for conflict management is likely to grow and UK businesses are increasingly looking for creative, pragmatic and cost effective options for building relationships at work.

Harvey Nash Leadership Services – the division of the global recruitment group that helps leading companies develop high performance leadership teams – has entered a new strategic partnership with Globis aimed at helping companies resolve major conflicts.

Globis has helped organisations save tens of millions of pounds by using the principles of mediation. Service areas include:

• Setting up an in-house mediation scheme
• Appointing a mediator
• Mediation training
• Outsourcing a mediation service

 Dr. Noorzaman Rashid, Head of Leadership Services and Government and Public Sector Team at Harvey Nash said ” We are delighted to be able to support our clients with such a strategically important area of their business. Globis are the UK’s leading provider in this field so it is a fantastic development for Harvey Nash Leadership Services and our clients. We look forward to a prosperous relationship.”

 Clive Lewis, Director at Globis said “I am delighted to be working with Harvey Nash on this exciting strategic development. Mediation is proving to be a valuable tool for organisations that recognise the importance of positive relationships in the workplace. I look forward to building a strong partnership with Harvey Nash and helping our clients realise the benefits that come from working with mediation and other conflict management solutions”.   

 About Harvey Nash:

Harvey Nash is a global professional services organisation focused on talent management and committed to delivering the best talent and related services through 35 offices worldwide. The company has three dedicated service lines; Executive Search and Leadership Services; Professional Recruitment and Outsourcing. A trusted advisor to some of the world’s leading businesses, turnover in 2009 was £400million. Harvey Nash professionals pursue the highest levels of integrity and quality in providing a unique portfolio of services.

About Globis:

Globis is a specialist provider of workplace mediation services and works with many of the largest public and private organisations in Europe. Globis director, Clive Lewis, is the author of ‘The Definitive Guide to Workplace Mediation’ and Board member of the Civil Mediation Council. Globis recently trained 16 mediators at East Sussex County Council leading to the implementation of an in-house mediation scheme which has delivered cost savings of almost £1m in just over one year and recently won a recent tender to set up an in-house mediation scheme at Queen Mary, University of London.

For further information please contact Euan Frizzell at Harvey Nash on +44 (0)20 7333 1813 or email euan.frizzell@harveynash.com or Helen Robinson at Globis on + 44 (0) 330 100 0809 or Helen.robinson@globis.co.uk  

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Date: 6th July 2010: Every 5 years, the Survey of Employment Tribunal Applications (SETA) is published. A few weeks ago, the latest survey was published and it covers the period up to the end of December 2008. The report runs to more than 250 pages. Here are some of the highlights from 2 of the categories – “characteristics of the parties” and “mediation”.

Characteristics of the parties

• 60% of claimants were men
• 82% of discrimination cases were brought by women
• 86% of defendants were white although only 15% were white in race discrimination cases
• ET applicants were more likely to be aged over 45
• The median pay for claimants in full time permanent positions was £20,000
• 25% of claimants were a member of a trade union
• 27% of cases were from organisations with fewer than 25 employees, 9% had 25-49 employees, 19% 50-249 employees and 45% with 250 or more employees
• The private sector accounted for 72% of ET cases, the public sector 19% and the non-profit sector 8%

Mediation

• 23% of claimants reported that before they put in the ET application someone suggested that they should use mediation, compared with 15% of employers
• 9% of claimants had undertaken mediation
• The most commonly cited reason for not taking part in mediation was that the other party did not want to
• The initial discussion about the possibility of the use of mediation was most common in large employers and those in the private sector
• 27% of employers used an in-house mediator
• Amongst claimants trade union/staff association members were less likely to say that they would use mediation in the future, as were those aged 55 or over

Finally, 36% of claimants said that the case had caused them stress and depression.

The full report can be viewed here.  

July 19, 2010

8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Date: 19^th July

Time: 8.30 for a 9.00 start

Duration: 1 hour

Location: London

Cost: FREE

Speakers: Teresa Heys and Natalie Beswetherick OBE (Chartered Institute of Physiotherapy)

Modern business demands high quality performance, short response times, long working hours and heavy workloads.

• Stress affects one in five of the working population
• It is now the single biggest cause of sickness absence in the UK
• It costs UK industry £3.7 billion each year
• Four out of five European managers are concerned about stress in the workplace

It makes sense to take the best care of your employees and their psychological needs – not just to comply with legislation, but also to inspire greater engagement, efficiency and productivity. Globis are delivering this free briefing session to give you the facts on managing stress within your organisation.

The Globis briefing session will cover:

• Why organisations should manage stress and wellbeing from humanitarian, economic, legal and publicity perspectives
• Recent cases of work related stress
• The legal position, including the Hatton propositions and brief case law
• Health and Safety Executive’s Management Standards risk assessment approach
• Why ‘buy-in’ from all involved in the organisation is important
• The relevance of policies which cover all aspects of managing stress and wellbeing
• The importance of training for all managers and employees
• The correlation between stress and musculoskeletal problems
• How Globis can help with policies, training, stress and wellbeing risk assessments and one-to-one stress management for specific events

A light breakfast buffet will be served.

To ensure your place at this session please call on 0330 100 0809 or email Helen.robinson@globis.co.uk

26th May 2010: In the summer of 2010, Clive Lewis will be conducting a new series of Mediation Master Class sessions. You should register for these sessions if you want to learn more about the world of mediation, improve your mediation skills, want to become a mediator or want to set up or enhance your own mediation practice. The sessions focus mainly on workplace and employment mediation but will also touch on other important areas of mediation.  

The Master Class series will be split into 4 different sessions. These are:

1. Mediation in the broader context

2. Overview of conflict and working with difficult parties

3. Complexity and overcoming blockages in mediation

4. How to set up or enhance your own mediation practice

For more information and to register please click here:

The Mediation Master Class dates are July 6, 20 and September 17 and 28.