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Facilitated Conversation Support
Employees, Trade Unions & Organisation
The Client & Their Needs
The client operates in the hospitality industry.
Following a period of unrest within the organisation and complaints from employees and their Union regarding terms and conditions, the client contacted McKinney HR to ask for Facilitated Conversation Support.
Actions
The McKinney HR Facilitator (a qualified Mediator) reviewed all relevant information including the complaints from employees and planned for Facilitated Conversations – both one to one and joint meetings.
The Facilitated Conversation aims to secure constructive and lasting solutions to workplace conflicts.
The facilitator planned meetings to include:
- Agreeing ground rules
- Talk time from both parties with the facilitator summarising and discussing the impact/consequences on both parties.
- Exchange – both parties able to talk to each other.
- Resolution –Looking at the areas where a resolution is needed. To include reality check for both parties as well as testing ideas of compromises and solutions with each side
Deliverables
‘One to one’ meeting with the owner of the organisation to understand their challenges and possible resolves.
A meeting was then held with employee reps and their Union representation to understand their viewpoints and possible resolves.
A joint facilitated meeting was then held to allow both sides time to speak and compromises from both discussed.
The Facilitator then typed up the notes of the joint meeting alongside the agreements made and distributed to both parties for approval.
Outcomes
There were 2 joint meetings required to resolve the situation.
The Facilitator then helped the Organisation to update any relevant policies that would help support new agreements.
Contact us
Contact us in confidence today if you would like to discuss Difficult Conversation Support:
0131 524 8191 or 07543 544 467
support@mckinneyhr.co.uk
workplace investigations
when you need us
You have received a grievance, complaint, dignity @work claim etc. or there has been an incident at work where you need to properly establish what has happened, what actions if any need taken and you need to move forward for the best interests of the people involved and your business
You don’t have the capacity or capability to undertake this yourself or you need independence due to others in your organisation being already involved in the case in some way
what we do for you
You will get a report which is proportionate to the seriousness of the issue/s, covering the evidence gathered, any breaches of policies or procedures, conclusions on each allegation and where there has been a grievance recommendation for resolution and any learning identified
benefit to you
You will receive a report which supports you to clearly see what you need to do next, which holds its own in relation to appeals and other proceedings,
the highest level of independence which is critical particularly when the issues are complex and the knowledge that you and your issues are safe with us