1. General Secretary, Financial Services Union
Larry Broderick
General Secretary, Financial Services Union
Delivering Workplace Innovation & Change - The role of ADR

2. Presentation by Larry Broderick, General Secretary, FSU to
“Resolve Ireland” Conference 2016
Delivering Workplace Innovation & Change - The role of ADR

3. Financial Services Union (FSU)
15,000 members
Banking, Finance, IT
3 jurisdictions (ROI, NI, GB)
Established IBOA
Joined ICTU 1992
Industry negotiations ended 1994
Rebranded FSU May 2016

4. Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR- Definition
“Procedures and mechanisms for conflict resolution that provide alternatives to litigation or existing statute bodies for dealing with collective or industrial conflicts in the workplace.”

5. ADR- Finance Sector Well established Successful track record
Key to managing change
Works for Unions, employers, staff
Flexible/ adaptable
Multifaceted

6. Background to ADR- Financial Services
Banking specialist nature
Union not part of ICTU
Challenging relationship between Union/Employer
Both sides needed tailored solutions
Private nature of resolutions
Needed collective/ industrial
solutions

7. ADR Types Tribunal Independent mediation Conciliation/ mediation
Third party
Facilitator
Arbitrator
Legislative supports

8. ADR Virtues Availability Timely Joint ownership Private
Trusted outcomes
Bespoke decisions
Independent view

9. ADR Recipe for Success Union/management relationship
Union seen as stakeholder
Staff buy in
Confidence/ trust in process
Confidence/ trust in ADR personalities
Problem solving ethos
Third party access

10. ADR Future Huge opportunity to grow
Hostile industrial relations environment
Workers angry
Unions being challenged
Political uncertainty
Changing nature of work
Enormous pressure & under resourced state supports

11. Conclusion Economic/work environment facing major change
Models of engagement at enterprise level key to managing change
Unions as stakeholders role to play
Many potential challenges ahead
ADR at enterprise level can be a constructive tool in innovation at the workplace