Third Party Dispute Resolution – Sick LeaveThe sick leave case involved Kelly, who was hired by the Soto school board in Japan. His employment was with the Japan Educational Exchange and Education Program (JET) and the Conference of Local Authorities on International Relations (CLAIR) had taken over the contracts of JET workers. CLAIR's role was to liaise during recruitment and selection, counseling and participant welfare. Their main function was to promote trade at the local level. The paper stated that if there was a problem with the host institution, then it was up to the host to resolve the problem. If the problem was not resolved, the participant could contact CLAIR to express their grievances. It was up to them to intervene on behalf of the JET participants to resolve the problem. Kelly was hired as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) and had been on the job for six months. She was required to work three days a week in the school board office and two days helping with the English program. Its contract stated its hours of operation were Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. These hours were not those of Japanese workers. Their culture had employees working six days a week and rarely taking time off. Kelly's contract also included vacation and sick time, but stipulations as to when a doctor's note was required and how much notice was given for vacation time off. Kelly got sick and called her boss at the school board office and said she would do it. I won't be there for two days due to illness. Her boss, Mr. Higashi, told her that she needed to bring a note from the doctor when she returned to work. She did as asked and received the note when she returned to work two days later. His boss wanted him... middle of paper ...so it's a culture difference between Mr. Higashi and the employee. However, if Kelly intended to use her vacation time for vacation and her sick leave for sick leave, that means Kelly is not allowed any vacation time for that vacation. The compromise would be for Mr. Higashi and Kelly to agree to use one sick day and one vacation day. This strategy would allow both parties to win to some extent while still being able to maintain a pleasant relationship between the two parties. Works Cited Lewicki, RJ, Saunders, DM and Barry, B. (2005). Negotiation, fifth ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Lewicki, R.J., Saunders, D.M., & Barry, B. (2006). Negotiation readings, exercises and cases Fifth ed. Bill Brubaker, Mark Asher, A Power Play for Howard Negotiation (pp. 616-626). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Irwin.