Have you experienced conflict at work?

Britain's biggest union Unite warned that the government’s Trade Union bill will usher in a new era of “divisive industrial relations".

Unite said that the bill, which will demand a 50% vote threshold for strike ballots, would tilt power towards the rich and big business in an increasingly unequal Britain.

In response, human rights groups Liberty and Amnesty International said the bill undermines civil liberties. Unite is also deeply concerned that the government’s proposals – which have been slammed as ‘not fit for purpose’ will contaminate decades of work to improve industrial relations, forcing employers and trade unions into longer, more bitter disputes. Even the former business secretary Vince Cable says the government’s crackdown on unions is ‘provocative, highly ideological and has no evidence base at all.’

Conflict happens everywhere – between friends, in the workplace, around the meeting table. The good news is that it doesn’t have to damage relationships or business deals.