This is confirmed by our latest survey, launched today, of employers' experiences of managing workplace conflict. The survey reveals that a high proportion of respondents are making more use of mediation. But this is overshadowed by the numbers making increased use of training line managers in handling difficult conversations. Download a free copy of the report to find out how workplace conflict is impacting on HR.
Learn about managing conflict and difficult situations on a one-day training course. And, if you book onto a short course running in June or July 2011 by 31 March 2011, you could save 15%! Find out more about this early bird offer from CIPD Training.Last week's poll on managing conflict shows that you're mostly (71%) in favour of greater use of mediation to resolve workplace disputes. Only 24% of you said that you'd only be in favour for certain cases.This week we're asking for your views on public sector pensions and don't miss the special pensions focus drawing on findings from our most recent Employee Outlook survey.Alison GilbertsonEditor
Nearly 56% of employees agree they haven't saved enough for their retirement. This was one of the key findings from a section on pensions in the Winter 2010-11 Employee Outlook survey. Read this free focus report to find out what employees think about pensions.
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