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Bonus Materials - Guide to Keeping Disputes out of Court - Justin Patten, Human Law

Guide to keeping disputes out of court

How to save money, maintain business relationships and avoid negative publicity by embracing the power of mediation to resolve business and employee disputes.

This 14-page Guide provides a complete road map for managers who need to lower the cost of settling disagreements and disputes with employees, customers and suppliers.

Topics addressed in the guide include:

·        The cost of disputes to UK businesses

·        What causes disputes at work

·        Why the current system for settling disputes doesn’t work

·        The many alternative available to Court room battles

·        Why mediation is the poor relation

·        A six point plan for mediation success

·        A model for effective mediation


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