Arbitration Scheme For Resolution Of Flexible Working Disputes
The LRA Arbitration Scheme provides a voluntary alternative to the tribunal for resolution of flexible working disputes.
In such a case both parties may agree to refer the case to an arbitration hearing using The Labour Relations Agency Arbitration Scheme for the Resolution of Flexible Working Disputes.
The scheme is an alternative means of resolving disputes relating to flexible working only. Parties to a flexible working case who agree to use the arbitration scheme waive their rights to take their case to a tribunal. A panel of arbitrators has been appointed by the Agency specifically to hear cases relating to flexible working. The scheme is intended to be faster and cheaper than the tribunal system and is non legalistic, with no cross examination of parties to the dispute or of witnesses by legal representatives.
Further information on the scheme can be obtained from the publications page of the website or from the Agency.
Links ;
· Guidance on Flexible Working: The Right to Request and Duty to Consider
··The LRA Arbitration Scheme for the Resolution of Flexible Working Disputes. A Guide to the Scheme
··Notes for Guidance. The LRA Arbitration Scheme for the Resolution of Flexible Working Disputes