Employment tribunalsU.K.
4(1)Section 7B (mediation) is amended as follows.
(2)Before subsection (1) insert—
“(A1)A person exercising power to make Procedure Rules or give practice directions must, when making provision in relation to mediation, have regard to the following principles—
(a)mediation of matters in dispute between parties to proceedings is to take place only by agreement between those parties;
(b)where parties to proceedings fail to mediate, or where mediation between parties to proceedings fails to resolve disputed matters, the failure is not to affect the outcome of the proceedings.”
(3)In subsection (1), for the words from “Employment” to “directions to” substitute “Practice directions under section 7A may”.
(4)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “included in employment tribunal procedure regulations” substitute “made”;
(b)omit “enabling practice directions to provide for”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 51(4)
I2Sch. 5 para. 4 in force at 25.4.2024 by S.I. 2024/568, reg. 2(b)(ii)