Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Mediation Service
The Mediation Service is open to all colleagues and is an informal means of resolving conflict between individuals or groups.
It provides a platform for a safe, comprehensive discussion between those experiencing conflicts and is facilitated by two trained mediators.
Mediation is an impartial and confidential service. Mediators are trained to be neutral and non-judgemental. They listen to everyone's issues, clarify underlying feelings and encourage a mutual understanding. It is not the role of mediators to advise on solutions. Instead they support individuals to generate their own ideas and agreements to improve their working relationship for the future. You can access mediation at any time, no matter what the issues are, how you're feeling, or who the conflict is with. It may be that you simply wish to talk an issue through - to find out whether mediation can help.
Individuals may be referred through a line manager or a member of Human Resources staff. All parties involved need to agree on the use of mediation at which point a mediator, unknown to either individual or party, is assigned to the case.
The mediation process - you won't be asked to agree to anything that you don't want to! Â
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Stage 1
The mediator meets each person individually and confidentially to hear their concerns and issues, and talk through with them how mediation can help. -
Stage 2
Provided both individuals agree, a joint meeting takes place, again facilitated by the same mediator. This gives each person the opportunity to explain their concerns to the other and for the mediator to facilitate their joint discussion. -
The service is informal, i.e. outside our university's formal processes and is confidential - we do not keep any named records.
How can Mediation help me?
- Reduces levels of stress around a difficult relationship
- Improves communication and working relationships
- Provides a solution which works for you and which is flexible and enduring, and meets the needs of all involved
- Is used before, during or after, or as an alternative to a formal procedure
- Is relatively speedy
Examples of mediation
UK Mediation are a specialist mediation training company. They have produced a set of videos which depict a typical mediation and they are available via their YouTube channel.
