Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) encompasses various methods of resolving legal disputes without resorting to civil litigation. This includes processes like arbitration, conciliation, and mediation, which are often favored for their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and less adversarial nature.
Conciliation is a process used in labor disputes where a neutral third party attempts to bring together management and labor to discuss and resolve their differences. The goal is to reconcile the disputing parties through facilitated discussion and negotiation.
A person who attempts to bring management and labor together to resolve disputes and foster mutually beneficial outcomes.
