The arbitration process normally takes only months and permits the arbitrator to resolve disputes quickly and fairly. If the arbitrator finds that the employee is entitled to compensation or other relief, the employee is likely to receive such relief much sooner. The inability to appeal an arbitrator's award provides a degree offinality and closure to the dispute. Both the employee and the employer are likely to save money by avoiding the significant legal fees and other costs of court proceedings. Courts do not specialize in resolving employment disputes.
Many arbitrators do.
Confidentiality and privacy contribute to streamlining the arbitration process as well as protecting the sensitivities of both the employee and the employer. The ground rules for CPR's arbitration procedure, CPR Employment Dispute Arbitration Procedure , appear at Section C, below. The arbitration procedure contemplates that the employee will initiate the procedure by a notice to the specified department or official stating the nature of the claim, relevant facts and remedies being sought, and attaching documents in support of the claim. A claim must be initiated in a timely fashion in accordance with the applicable statute of limitations. The procedure can be implemented on a pre-dispute basis, i.e., by acommitment to submit future disputes to arbitration.