The launch of two major research reports on workplace mediation will take place at Maynooth University on Monday, October 10th.
The research, led by Dr Deirdre Curran from NUI Galway and conducted by a team of ten researchers from the Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group, was funded by the Mediators Institute of Ireland (MII).
The research presents a systematic review of what is known from the international literature in relation to the competencies and skills of effective workplace mediators, and the implications of this for the development of workplace mediation training, practice and standards in Ireland.
The launch will feature a panel of experts on workplace mediation in Ireland who will consider key developments in this area including: Prof. Bill Roche, University College Dublin; Loughlin Quinn, Director, Construction Contracts Adjudication Service & Civil and Public Service Mediation Service; Mary Connaughton, Director, CIPD Ireland; Oonagh Buckley, Director General, Workplace Relations Commission; Larry Broderick, IBOA; Maeve McElwee, Director of Employer Relations, IBEC; and Karen Erwin, President of the MII, 2005-2012.
Peter Cassells, Executive Director, the Kennedy Institute, Sabine Walsh, the MII President and Kieran Mulvey, former Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission, will oversee the proceedings.
Details of the launch and other activities of the Research Group can be found at www.kiwmrg.ie. While spaces for the launch are limited, the final reports will be posted on the KIWMRG web site following the launch.
For more information, please contact events@kiwmrg.ie.