Comments on: The conflict between branding and employment law http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2009/08/16/the-conflict-between-branding-and-employment-law/ Putting mediation into business and business into mediation Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:57:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The conflict between branding and diversity « Flip Chart Fairy Tales http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2009/08/16/the-conflict-between-branding-and-employment-law/comment-page-1/#comment-3640 The conflict between branding and diversity « Flip Chart Fairy Tales Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:45:25 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=713#comment-3640 [...] Amanda Bucklow asks whether there is a conflict between branding and employment law, especially the laws on Diversity. She refers to the case of Riam Dean, who won an Employment [...] [...] Amanda Bucklow asks whether there is a conflict between branding and employment law, especially the laws on Diversity. She refers to the case of Riam Dean, who won an Employment [...]

]]> By: The conflict between branding and employment law « Employment Law http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2009/08/16/the-conflict-between-branding-and-employment-law/comment-page-1/#comment-3622 The conflict between branding and employment law « Employment Law Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:43:59 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=713#comment-3622 [...] Read­ m­o­re fro­m­ t­he o­ri­gi­nal­ so­urce: The co­nf­l­i­ct betw­een bra­ndi­ng a­nd em­p­l&#... [...] [...] Read­ m­o­re fro­m­ t­he o­ri­gi­nal­ so­urce: The co­nf­l­i­ct betw­een bra­ndi­ng a­nd em­p­l&#… [...]

]]> By: Disability Discrimination Blog Roundup: the Abercromie disability discrimination case | Discrimination Law News http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2009/08/16/the-conflict-between-branding-and-employment-law/comment-page-1/#comment-3621 Disability Discrimination Blog Roundup: the Abercromie disability discrimination case | Discrimination Law News Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:02:40 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=713#comment-3621 [...] distinction in UK law as explained in the comments here. This case, as one blogger has observed here, certainly does highlight the tension between branding and employment [...] [...] distinction in UK law as explained in the comments here. This case, as one blogger has observed here, certainly does highlight the tension between branding and employment [...]

]]> By: Debra Healy http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2009/08/16/the-conflict-between-branding-and-employment-law/comment-page-1/#comment-3620 Debra Healy Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:42:08 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=713#comment-3620 Well said! I've always been a fan of black licorice jelly beans. . .it would be difficult to maintain my impartiality faced with a situation involving, say, green jelly beans or black ones. . .! :) Well said! I've always been a fan of black licorice jelly beans. . .it would be difficult to maintain my impartiality faced with a situation involving, say, green jelly beans or black ones. . .! :)

]]> By: MediationTimes http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/2009/08/16/the-conflict-between-branding-and-employment-law/comment-page-1/#comment-3617 MediationTimes Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:12:11 +0000 http://blog.amandabucklow.co.uk/?p=713#comment-3617 Thank you very much Debra. I also hope that others post thoughts on this because I think this is a terrific example of how an apparently straightforward case can conceal a number of very important points. Mediation is unique in its ability to allow parties allocate the relevant importance for them to any number of points of view. It is our job to reveal those perspectives in an even handed way. If we are not aware of our subconscious views, which we all have, then how can we be sure that we are not making a judgment, driving the resolution along that road, which leaves the parties with the same feelings of vindication/injustice that they have after trial or tribunal? Put another way: disputes are like bags of jelly beans. The bags look familiar, none has exactly the same proportion of flavours in them, you don't know what's in them until you open the bag and everyone has their favourite flavour! Thank you very much Debra. I also hope that others post thoughts on this because I think this is a terrific example of how an apparently straightforward case can conceal a number of very important points. Mediation is unique in its ability to allow parties allocate the relevant importance for them to any number of points of view. It is our job to reveal those perspectives in an even handed way. If we are not aware of our subconscious views, which we all have, then how can we be sure that we are not making a judgment, driving the resolution along that road, which leaves the parties with the same feelings of vindication/injustice that they have after trial or tribunal?

Put another way: disputes are like bags of jelly beans. The bags look familiar, none has exactly the same proportion of flavours in them, you don't know what's in them until you open the bag and everyone has their favourite flavour!

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