ADR-Network-South Africa
presents
PEER MEDIATION IN THE WORKPLACE: ONE DAY PROGRAM
• Resolve conflict in the workplace internally
• Minimize referrals to the CCMA and Labour Courts
• Conflict is effectively managed and resolved by peers in the workplace
• Participants gain valuable mediation and conflict resolution skills
• Great for team-building in the workplace
• Suited to all types of organizations where humans deal with humans
Costs:
R 1500 (excluding VAT) per delegate for the first five delegates from the same organization
Delegates six to ten from the same organization pay R 1000 (excluding VAT) thereafter
Further delegates from the same organization pay R 500 (excluding VAT)
Availability:
The program is run throughout South Africa
Information:
For full program information or to book send an email to adr@mediatorsa.co.za
Regards
The ADR-NETWORK, SOUTH AFRICA team
www@mediatorsa.co.za
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Dispute Resolution in the Workplace
When "issues" rear their head in the workplace, most people immediately think CCMA.
Whether it's the employee wishing to assert and protect his or her rights or the employer worried that he or she is going to be dragged off to a CCMA tribunal to have his or her fate determined for him or her. And I have read reports that 75% of all CCMA matters go the way of the employee.
Even so it is not a certainty that the employee will come away with what he or she wants or needs.
Private dispute settlement is a very real and effective option.
From making sure that fair procedure is followed in terms of an enquiries and subsequent dismissals, to getting the employer and employee around the table to discuss and work out a solution (or settlement) that is acceptable to both parties, labour mediation and labour arbitration offers parties solutions that are speedy, affordable, effective and private.
Whether you have a labour dispute in Cape Town, George, Durban or Johannesburg, or, in fact anywhere else in South Africa we have a network of professional mediators and arbitrators that can assist you in settling your dispute.
For more information drop us an email at info@mediatorsa.co.za or visit www.mediatorsa.co.za
Until next time, peace!
Whether it's the employee wishing to assert and protect his or her rights or the employer worried that he or she is going to be dragged off to a CCMA tribunal to have his or her fate determined for him or her. And I have read reports that 75% of all CCMA matters go the way of the employee.
Even so it is not a certainty that the employee will come away with what he or she wants or needs.
Private dispute settlement is a very real and effective option.
From making sure that fair procedure is followed in terms of an enquiries and subsequent dismissals, to getting the employer and employee around the table to discuss and work out a solution (or settlement) that is acceptable to both parties, labour mediation and labour arbitration offers parties solutions that are speedy, affordable, effective and private.
Whether you have a labour dispute in Cape Town, George, Durban or Johannesburg, or, in fact anywhere else in South Africa we have a network of professional mediators and arbitrators that can assist you in settling your dispute.
For more information drop us an email at info@mediatorsa.co.za or visit www.mediatorsa.co.za
Until next time, peace!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
ADR Certification Course
ADR-Network-South Africa
presents
ADR Certification Correspondence
Course
Compulsory Training Units for the certificate are:
1. An Introduction to Conflict Resolution
2. Mediation-the process and skills
3. Arbitration
Elective Training Units, from which the student must choose one are:
1. Labour Dispute Resolution
2. Divorce Mediation
Evaluations are done in the form of assignments at the end of each training unit.
The ADR course is appropriate for professionals, business people, labour and IR consultants, bargaining council and union representatives.
Graduates of the certification course can apply for membership on the ADR-Network-South Africa Panel.
Costs for 2010
The cost for each training unit is R 2 499,00 inclusive of VAT. The fee is payable in advance of each Training Unit.
Students are required to complete all four training modules in a maximum of twelve months.
Further Information and Registration
For further information or to obtain registration forms, kindly email adr@mediatorsa.co.za
presents
ADR Certification Correspondence
Course
Compulsory Training Units for the certificate are:
1. An Introduction to Conflict Resolution
2. Mediation-the process and skills
3. Arbitration
Elective Training Units, from which the student must choose one are:
1. Labour Dispute Resolution
2. Divorce Mediation
Evaluations are done in the form of assignments at the end of each training unit.
The ADR course is appropriate for professionals, business people, labour and IR consultants, bargaining council and union representatives.
Graduates of the certification course can apply for membership on the ADR-Network-South Africa Panel.
Costs for 2010
The cost for each training unit is R 2 499,00 inclusive of VAT. The fee is payable in advance of each Training Unit.
Students are required to complete all four training modules in a maximum of twelve months.
Further Information and Registration
For further information or to obtain registration forms, kindly email adr@mediatorsa.co.za
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Alternate Dispute Resolution in Labour Matters Certification Course
ADR-Specialists, South Africa
presents
a two day certification course in
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN LABOUR DISPUTES
This is an advanced training course in ADR processes in Labour Disputes equipping participants with the soft skills used in mediation as well as the ability to effectively use multi-tiered approaches in labour dispute settlement
(refer to the course outline attached)
The course will be run on the 4th and 5th of June from 9am to 4pm on each day in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
Cost: R2999 (includes manual, teas and lunch)
A 50% non-refundable deposit is due on confirmation of attendance.
Presenters: Leading professionals in labour dispute settlement
Registrations close 28 May 2010.
RSVP and enquiries to:
info@mediatorsa.co.za
presents
a two day certification course in
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN LABOUR DISPUTES
This is an advanced training course in ADR processes in Labour Disputes equipping participants with the soft skills used in mediation as well as the ability to effectively use multi-tiered approaches in labour dispute settlement
(refer to the course outline attached)
The course will be run on the 4th and 5th of June from 9am to 4pm on each day in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town
Cost: R2999 (includes manual, teas and lunch)
A 50% non-refundable deposit is due on confirmation of attendance.
Presenters: Leading professionals in labour dispute settlement
Registrations close 28 May 2010.
RSVP and enquiries to:
info@mediatorsa.co.za
Friday, May 7, 2010
Expanding our ADR Services
Well, the time has come for expansion, and I am pleased to welcome Stephen Strydom into the fold, in a format still to be finalized.
Stephen is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa, and is a staunch proponent of alternate dispute resolution (ADR).
Together we intend to raise the profile of mediation and arbitration and educate end users about the benefits of alternate dispute settlement as opposed to litigated court action. Coming from a legal background (and especially a background in litigation), Stephen is all too aware of the costly, divisive and destructive nature of litigation. He held office on some of the earliest committees of The South African Association of Mediators back in the early nineties-back in the days when I was still in nappies. Okay, that's not true.He had a special interest in Divorce Mediation even then, when mediation wasn't exactly at the forefront of anyones minds.
And so we share an interest in this very exciting and ground-breaking field.
Over the next few weeks, I will be bringing you more interesting stuff and many different aspects of the application of ADR. If you have any particular interest, be it Family Mediation, Parenting Plans, Labour Mediation or Arbitration or Commercial Mediation or Arbitration, please drop me an email at sheena@mediatorsa.co.za or visit www.mediatorsa.co.za
Until next time, PEACE.
Stephen is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa, and is a staunch proponent of alternate dispute resolution (ADR).
Together we intend to raise the profile of mediation and arbitration and educate end users about the benefits of alternate dispute settlement as opposed to litigated court action. Coming from a legal background (and especially a background in litigation), Stephen is all too aware of the costly, divisive and destructive nature of litigation. He held office on some of the earliest committees of The South African Association of Mediators back in the early nineties-back in the days when I was still in nappies. Okay, that's not true.He had a special interest in Divorce Mediation even then, when mediation wasn't exactly at the forefront of anyones minds.
And so we share an interest in this very exciting and ground-breaking field.
Over the next few weeks, I will be bringing you more interesting stuff and many different aspects of the application of ADR. If you have any particular interest, be it Family Mediation, Parenting Plans, Labour Mediation or Arbitration or Commercial Mediation or Arbitration, please drop me an email at sheena@mediatorsa.co.za or visit www.mediatorsa.co.za
Until next time, PEACE.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Ten reasons to refer your dispute to mediation
#1 Be in control of your own outcome as opposed to leaving the result to chance in the hands of a judge
#2 Mediation is between ten and a hundred times cheaper than litigation
#3 Mediation is speedier. To give you an example, the backlog in the Durban High Court is three and a half years. Yes, you wait three and a half years just to get a court date, which is then subject to postponements, adjournments and the like.
#4 Mediation helps to preserve relationships. When one party is pronounced the "winner" and the other the "loser", what chance does their relationship stand?
#5 Win/win-you don't have to "settle" for compromise (which is an inferior goal), each party can achieve a solution they can live with.
#6 A mediated solution generally lasts longer as the parties participated in designing the solution rather than having a decision imposed on them externally
#7 Mediation is private and confidentiality remains in tacked. Solutions can be explored without fear of publication. Court cases are heard in public
#8 In family matters, mediation champions the best interest's of minor children
#9 The parties can choose their own mediator
#10 Mediation is consensual and can be terminated by any party, at any stage, without having to give a reason
Yours in peace
Sheena
For more information go to www.mediatorsa.co.za
#2 Mediation is between ten and a hundred times cheaper than litigation
#3 Mediation is speedier. To give you an example, the backlog in the Durban High Court is three and a half years. Yes, you wait three and a half years just to get a court date, which is then subject to postponements, adjournments and the like.
#4 Mediation helps to preserve relationships. When one party is pronounced the "winner" and the other the "loser", what chance does their relationship stand?
#5 Win/win-you don't have to "settle" for compromise (which is an inferior goal), each party can achieve a solution they can live with.
#6 A mediated solution generally lasts longer as the parties participated in designing the solution rather than having a decision imposed on them externally
#7 Mediation is private and confidentiality remains in tacked. Solutions can be explored without fear of publication. Court cases are heard in public
#8 In family matters, mediation champions the best interest's of minor children
#9 The parties can choose their own mediator
#10 Mediation is consensual and can be terminated by any party, at any stage, without having to give a reason
Yours in peace
Sheena
For more information go to www.mediatorsa.co.za
Friday, April 9, 2010
Mediation Mandatory in terms of Children's Act
On the 1st of April 2010 the outstanding sections of the Children's Act, 2005 and the Children's Amendment Act came into operation.
In terms of the Children's Act, parties seeking a divorce will have to attend mediation if they have minor children. The mediator will assist them in putting together a parenting plan dealing with care, contact and support (custody, access and maintenance) of their children.
This is a victory in the lives of children who are to go through the difficult experience of their parents divorce, in that through mediation their very best interests are championed in addition to the fact that their parents relationship stands a good chance of being good post-divorce at the level of co-parenting their children.
If you are going through a divorce or have a friend or family member who is, and require more information on divorce mediation, kindly email us on info@mediatorsa.co.za or call us on 0845204348. Yoiu can also visit or website at www.mediatorsa.co.za.
Yours in peace
Sheena
In terms of the Children's Act, parties seeking a divorce will have to attend mediation if they have minor children. The mediator will assist them in putting together a parenting plan dealing with care, contact and support (custody, access and maintenance) of their children.
This is a victory in the lives of children who are to go through the difficult experience of their parents divorce, in that through mediation their very best interests are championed in addition to the fact that their parents relationship stands a good chance of being good post-divorce at the level of co-parenting their children.
If you are going through a divorce or have a friend or family member who is, and require more information on divorce mediation, kindly email us on info@mediatorsa.co.za or call us on 0845204348. Yoiu can also visit or website at www.mediatorsa.co.za.
Yours in peace
Sheena
Friday, January 22, 2010
Spousal Maintenance after Divorce
There is no automatic right to spousal maintenance after divorce. A case of entitlement to maintenance must be established by the party seeking maintenance before a court will determine the quantum or duration of such claimed maintenance.
The claimant spouse must establish a marital lifestyle in which she (or in some cases, he) is entitled to be maintained post divorce.
It is unlikely that a claim for lifetime maintenance will be entertained by the court unless it is proved that the other party was the sole breadwinner and had got the claimant used to a certain standard of living during the course of the marriage.
Very often one party is ordered to pay the other party maintenance for one or two years after divorce as "rehabilitative maintenance" aimed at assisting the party until she (or certainly, he) is able to establish herself (or himself) in the marketplace.
In considering spousal maintenance the courts will consider such factors as the duration of the marriage, ages and respective qualifications of the parties.
In mediation , issues such as spousal maintenance can be addressed around the table, and settled on a principle-centred basis, rather than leaving them to chance or to the court's discretion which most often ends up in a win-lose situation.
If there are any specific issues around divorce, dear reader, that you would like to read about, please drop me a line and I will attempt to meet your need. Either leave a comment below, or contact me direct on 0845204348 or sheena@mwebbiz.co.za.
Until next time!!!
The claimant spouse must establish a marital lifestyle in which she (or in some cases, he) is entitled to be maintained post divorce.
It is unlikely that a claim for lifetime maintenance will be entertained by the court unless it is proved that the other party was the sole breadwinner and had got the claimant used to a certain standard of living during the course of the marriage.
Very often one party is ordered to pay the other party maintenance for one or two years after divorce as "rehabilitative maintenance" aimed at assisting the party until she (or certainly, he) is able to establish herself (or himself) in the marketplace.
In considering spousal maintenance the courts will consider such factors as the duration of the marriage, ages and respective qualifications of the parties.
In mediation , issues such as spousal maintenance can be addressed around the table, and settled on a principle-centred basis, rather than leaving them to chance or to the court's discretion which most often ends up in a win-lose situation.
If there are any specific issues around divorce, dear reader, that you would like to read about, please drop me a line and I will attempt to meet your need. Either leave a comment below, or contact me direct on 0845204348 or sheena@mwebbiz.co.za.
Until next time!!!
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