{"id":"workplace-mediation","title":"Workplace mediation","summary":"A voluntary process in which an impartial mediator helps parties find an acceptable resolution.","concepts":["Impartiality: avoid deciding in favor of one party","Voluntariness: parties choose participation and agreement","Information boundaries: agree confidentiality and sharing conditions"],"application":"Use this guidance to consider whether workplace conflict is suitable for mediation and whether dialogue is possible.","limitations":"This is UK practice guidance from Acas. It does not replace investigation, disciplinary or reporting duties; check local procedures and safeguards separately.","directions":["Restore relationships: identify conditions for future collaboration.","Check the process: examine suitability for mediation first."],"category":"Law and employment","kind":"method","kind_label":"Method","persona_ids":["lawyer"],"revision":1,"updated_at":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","sources":[{"title":"What mediation is and how it can help","url":"https://www.acas.org.uk/mediation","publisher":"Acas","edition":"Official workplace mediation guidance","region":"UK employment relations practice","checked_at":"2026-10-07","reuse":"Independent editorial summary and source link; the original text is not republished."}],"review":{"status":"source-checked-editorial","expert_reviewed":false},"editorial_note":"Editorial English translation of the Korean edition. No professional translation or occupational expert review has been completed. Translation does not change the source jurisdiction.","language":"en","translation":{"status":"current","source_language":"ko","source_version":"kb-14050d01420a219b","translated_at":"2026-10-08","professional_reviewed":false},"trust":"reference-data","version":"kb-428855cff2c6fbe9","links":{"document":"/en/knowledge/workplace-mediation","markdown":"/en/knowledge/workplace-mediation.md","api":"/api/v1/knowledge/workplace-mediation?lang=en"}}