Our negotiations support service are tailored to your needs:

Full Service Deal Execution

For clients that prefer to remain completely hands-off, our full service deal execution handles the entire process for the client based on their instructions. We will directly manage, and guide all aspects of the negotiations, and subsequently execute the deal on the client's behalf. 

Shadow Support 

For clients that prefer to negotiate for themselves, our shadow support service will provide passive co-piloting to support the client's negotiating team in the background and throughout. This service will provide strategic planning plus on-demand talking points, responses to emerging counter-offers, dynamic feedback and advice from beginning to the end.

Strategic Planning 

For clients seeking hands-off assistance throughout their negotiations period, the strategic planning service ensures that your negotiations team is well prepared and given arms-length support at every stage. This ensures that your team is equipped with a rigorous plan including appropriate stakeholder analyses products, layered concessions, best alternative to negotiated agreement, and a clearly mapped out zone of possible agreement before the start of negotiations and dynamically updated throughout. 

HR / Workplace Investigations

As well as negotiations services, Common Ground also provides complaints handling services such as HR and workplace investigations support and assistance.

Workplace investigations help organisations address concerns fairly, promptly and with appropriate confidentiality. Whether the issue involves misconduct, grievance matters, bullying, harassment, discrimination, absence, whistleblowing or conflicts of interest, a well-managed process can protect your reputation as an employer and business, your employees, support informed decision-making which reduces organisational risks.

An effective independent investigation should be impartial, evidence-led and proportionate, with clear terms of reference, relevant witness interviews, careful document review and accurate records throughout. Those involved should understand the process, their expected timescales and the support available to them. Findings should be based on the balance of probabilities and presented clearly, without making assumptions or reaching conclusions beyond the available evidence.

We can support employers and businesses with independent workplace investigations, investigation planning, reviews, report writing and offer practical guidance on next steps.