Justice is a Verb, not a Noun -
Enabling Internal Justice Processes in Organisations
Wednesday 23rd August | 4.20 pm
Speakers: Wayne Marriott, Daniel Kleinsman and Selwyn Lackner-Priest
Overview:
Recent evidence indicates that dispute resolution service providers operate in an environment that can, itself, be characterised by conflict and constrained by a culture of competition and individualism. This not only compromises the resolution of disputes that arise within the workplace but undermines the facilitation of just outcomes more generally. At Utilities Disputes, we consider our workplace to be a positive and supportive one. However, to realise its potential, we believe it necessary to explore new ways of encountering each other and navigating workplace challenges. To that end, we draw on restorative and tikanga-based principles and practices, as we attempt to create an environment of justice that is accessible, relational, sustaining, and sustainable, both for complainants and staff. We share our experience with a view to encouraging others on this journey and enhancing our approach through collaboration with others in the field.
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking session as we explore the concept of justice within organizational contexts. Panelists, Wayne Marriott, Daniel Kleinsman, and Selwyn Lackner-Priest, will shed light on the significance of internal justice processes and how they can be effectively integrated into organizations.
Wayne Marriott
Wayne is an Organisational Ombuds, an experienced dispute resolution practitioner with Fleetwood Group Limited an independent professional services company. He established Fleetwood in 2002 to design effective conflict management and dispute resolution processes. He works with companies and organisations to understand their problems and find creative ways to help solve them.
He was appointed in 2021 as the Head of Employee Advisory and Resolutions Service [Ombuds] for the Auckland University of Technology. Wayne has a strong knowledge of community and health sectors, having qualified as a medical radiation technologist and worked in public health before taking up mediation. He also volunteered as an ambulance officer for 22 years.
Wayne serves as a director of the International Ombuds Association and has served as a Board member for South Canterbury District Health first as a lay member (three years) and then elected member for a further three-year term.
He has a Master’s degree from the Eastern Mennonite University (Virginia USA), conflict transformation and peacebuilding, he is researching restorative justice practice in the criminal justice system in New Zealand.”
"I have a proud commitment to dispute resolution and conflict management in government, private and not-for-profit sectors. Being self-employed means I am more flexible to client needs, able to deliver truly bespoke consultation services."
Stream Session: Justice is a Verb, not a Noun -Enabling Internal Justice Processes in Organisations
Daniel Kleinsman
Daniel graduated with a law degree in 2014, and then spent two years in the seminary (in New Zealand and the Philippines), before returning to postgraduate studies (LLM by thesis, examining a restorative approach to regulation of international human rights compliance). Since then, Daniel has worked as a lawyer and/or conciliator in the Waitangi Tribunal, at the Broadcasting Standards Authority, and at Utilities Disputes Limited. He is also a trained mediator and restorative justice facilitator and is currently undertaking his PhD in law (examining restorative justice responses to hate crime).
Speaker session: Justice is a Verb, not a Noun - Enabling Internal Justice Processes in Organisations
Selwyn Lackner-Priest
Pou Tikanga | Māori Cultural Advisor UDL
Selwyn joined UDL as the Māori Cultural Advisor in May 2023. He has previously served with governance entities, a tikanga based disputes resolution Kaupapa, worked in the community, and worked as kaitiaki on and offshore. He is regularly involved in many Hapū and Iwi Kaupapa and loves to help people understand things from a Māori worldview.
