Employee Dispute Resolution: Mediation through Peer Review

You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.

• What is Peer Review?
• To begin, participants will discuss what the peer review process is and is not.
• Initiating the Process
• This session will look at the first three stages of the process: filing a grievance, informing the defendant, and obtaining witness statements.
• The Peer Review Panel
• During this session, participants will learn who should be on the peer review panel.
• Asking Questions
• Next, participants will hone their questioning and probing skills.
• The Peer Review Process
• This session will introduce participants to the remainder of the peer review process: preparation, the hearing itself, and the decision making process.
• Panel Walkthrough
• The bulk of the afternoon will be spent role playing a peer review scenario.
• Why Does the Process Fail?
• To wrap things up, participants will explore common reasons why the peer review process fails and how to avoid or resolve these problems.
• Workshop Wrap-Up
• At the end of the day, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.