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Employees & managers give the ADR Program a lot of positive comments.  These are real comments from real mediation participants: 

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KNOW YOUR ALTERNATIVES…

 … to workplace conflict! The Department of the Navy offers a variety of “alternative dispute resolution” (ADR) techniques that employees and managers can use to turn unproductive conflicts into meaningful resolutions. Did you know:

    • In FY07 the DON had a 77% resolution rate over 500 workplace cases that used various forms of ADR?
    • 89% of participants would use mediation again?

The DON’s policy is to use ADR to resolve conflict “to the maximum extent practicable.” (SECNAVINST 5800.13A) Click on the links below to learn more about:

 Or just visit the DON ADR Program Office at www.adr.navy.mil.
 
 

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OMBUDSMAN FOR RESERVISTS AND THEIR CIVILIAN EMPLOYERS

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERA) defines employment rights of reservists and National Guard Members. Trained volunteers and the Ombudsmen Services national staff are available to promptly respond to inquiries and conflicts presented by employees or employers. To learn more, visit their website. Notably, more than 95 percent of all such requests for assistance are resolved in this informal process. 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING

The United States Institute of Environmental Conflict Resolution offers open training sessions at various locations throughout the year.

DON AGENCY-LEVEL ACQUISITION DISPUTE MEDIATION

The DON ADR Program Office now offers another, less formal ADR option to consider: Agency Mediation.

REVISED DON ADR POLICY ISSUED

A new Secretary of the Navy Instruction (SECNAVINST 5800.13A, "Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy and Mission of the DON ADR Program Office, "22 Dec 2005.") was signed on December 22, 2005. The new instruction retains the basic DON ADR policy to use ADR to the maximum extent practicable. It also provides additional guidance on confidentiality, the use of ADR agreements, and binding arbitration. It also:
    • Defines the mission of the DON ADR Program Office.
    • Requires shore commands at the Echelon I and II levels to appoint an Activity Dispute Resolution Specialist (ADRS)
    • Eliminates the requirement of implementing instructions
    • Requires coordination of ADR initiatives with the DON ADR Program.
Commands seeking further information, and details on the role of the ADRS should send an email to the program.

DON-USIECR PARTNERSHIP - GET ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIATION OR FACILITATION FAST

The United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (USIECR), a small federal agency, helps other federal agencies and interested parties resolve environmental, natural resource and public lands conflicts. The DON successfully used the institute's services in the past (see AnacostiaMediation.doc ), and the DON ADR Program is please to announce a new interagency agreement that will allow Navy and Marine Corps activities to get a high quality mediator or facilitator FAST. The agreement also provides training and case assessment services. Since DON ADR Program has partially FUNDED the agreement, the institute can get to work on your project immediately!