Common use of The Next Steps Clause in Contracts

The Next Steps. If the parties are not able to resolve the problem by talking to each other, the employee or WelTec or both have a number of options: • Contact the Employment Relations Infoline, who can provide information and/or refer the parties to mediation. • Take part in mediation provided by the Employment Relations Service (or the parties can agree to get our own mediator). • If the parties reach agreement, a mediator provided by the Employment Relations Service can sign the agreed settlement, which will be binding on the parties. • Agree to have the mediator provided by the ERS decide our problem for us, in which case that decision will be binding on the parties; • If mediation does not resolve the problem, either party can refer the problem to the Employment Relations Authority for investigation. • The Authority can direct the parties to mediation, or can investigate the problem and issue a determination. • If one or other of the parties is not happy with the Authority’s determination, that party can refer the problem to the Employment Court. • In limited cases, there is a right to appeal a decision of the Employment Court to the Court of Appeal.

The Next Steps. If the parties are not able to resolve the problem by talking to each other, the employee or WelTec the employer or both have a number of options: •  Contact the Employment Relations Infoline, who can provide information and/or refer the parties to mediation. • ;  Take part in mediation provided by the Employment Relations Service (or the parties can agree to get our their own mediator). • ;  If the parties reach agreement, a mediator provided by the Employment Relations Service can sign the agreed settlement, which will be binding on the parties. • ;  Agree to have the mediator provided by the ERS decide our the problem for usthe parties, in which case that decision will be binding on the parties; •  If mediation does not resolve the problem, either party can refer the problem to the Employment Relations Authority for investigation. • ;  The Authority can direct the parties to mediation, or can investigate the problem and issue a determination. • ;  If one or other of the parties is not happy with the Authority’s determination, that party can refer the problem to the Employment Court. • ;  In limited cases, there is a right to appeal a decision of the Employment Court to the Court of Appeal.