As we reported in March this year, a new scheme came into force on 6 April 2014 which requires a prospective claimant to contact Acas (the UK employment conciliation service) before they can bring a ...

The introduction of early conciliation next month offers a welcome intervention in the rising tally of workplace disputes Under current employment practices, when employer and employee cannot make ...

Clarion’s John Robinson looks at how the introduction of Acas early conciliation may affect the employment tribunal process. On 6 April 2014, Acas early conciliation was introduced to the employment ...

Acas has published its first quarterly update on Early Conciliation which shows that 17,145 people have used the new service between 6 April and the end of June 2014. Around 1,000 people contacted ...

The number of early conciliation notifications has levelled off according to Acas, which has published its 2016/17 annual report. There were circa 92,251 early conciliation notifications in 2016-17, ...

There have been a number of significant changes in the United Kingdom’s employment tribunal system and employment dispute resolution rules over the last year. In this post, we outline two recent ...

The Acas early conciliation process could lead to a rise in "vexatious and frivolous claims" against employers, according to a leading employment legal advisor. The early conciliation is one of a raft ...

SWEEPING changes to conciliation rules that require workers and bosses to first try to settle disputes through the new ACAS early conciliation system carry significant risks for employees, an ...

Demand for the new Acas early conciliation (EC) service may be limited, employment lawyers have warned. The EC scheme, due to be introduced on 1 April 2014, will require claimants to obtain a ...

Acas could be "heading for a car crash" with its Early Conciliation service, a lawyer has warned, as the organisation may not be equipped to deal with a vast number of requests. Speaking at a Jelf ...

Employers and their staff successfully using Acas's early conciliation service might make the government rethink the level that they set tribunal fees, according to Kingsley Napley head of employment ...