Grievance mediation
Grievance mediation is the use of a neutral third party as one step in a grievance procedure. The mediator, in a confidential process, facilitates the parties developing a resolution of the grievance themselves and thus avoiding arbitration.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Grievance mediation. The use of a neutral third party as one step in a grievance procedure. The mediator, in a confidential process, facilitates the parties developing a resolution of the grievance themselves and thus avoiding arbitration.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
