MEDIATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO SOLVE THE LABOR DISPUTES

The article is devoted to the study of mediation as an alternative way of resolving labor disputes. The authors conducted a comparative analysis of the definitions of mediation contained in the Law of Ukraine «On Mediation» and in the relevant laws of Austria, Bulgaria, Spain, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Germany, Poland and concluded that the legal definition of mediation in Ukraine as a whole takes into account the experience of other countries. The scientific analysis of the term «mediation» allowed the authors to propose their own definition of mediation as an alternative way to resolve labor disputes, according to which mediation - voluntary, alternative way to resolve labor disputes, by negotiating with the involvement a third party (mediator) to achieve a mutually acceptable solution to the dispute. It is argued that the peculiarity of mediation is that, in contrast to the judicial settlement of a dispute, mediation involves the acceptability of the result obtained for all parties to the conflict. The scientific work draws attention to the advantages of mediation over other ways of resolving labor disputes. The features of mediation as an alternative way of resolving labor disputes were also highlighted.