It is quite clear that the Coalition with media support is engaging in public sector cuts, but have they thought of some of the consequences.
I have read that government plans to make cuts in the public sector could well increase the incidence of workplace stress, with a spokesman for the Public and Commercial Services Union stating that having an axe hanging above employees' heads will "create a certain tension".
A Richard Simcox made this observation in response to figures from the Office for National Statistics showing a decrease of 22,000 in the number of public sector employees in the second three-month period of 2010.
This is a a real opportunity for firms because for a relatively low investment they can introduce mediation schemes and then mitigate against the inevitable conflicts which pertain from workplace stress. From my training experience, trade unions are receptive to the concept of mediation.
Justin Patten, Mediator