Litigation is a necessary and often desirable option for resolving disputes, but mediation affords another option of dispute resolution.
Bi-lateral negotiations have been a traditional accompaniment to litigation and the emergence of mediation is recognition of the fact that there is more than one model for the conduct of such negotiations.
The use of mediation as a means of resolving employment disputes is now well established. This paper examines why mediation works well in this specific legal context.









