Please find an archive of all our posts relating to ACAS. ACAS is a publicly funded body and was set up with and aim to promote better relation ships with Employers and Employees.
They provide Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation between the employer, which free and entirely confidential. They also provide the ACAS code, which all employers should follow to allow for a good working environment.
To find out more about ACAS, please read through our articles below which cover anything ACAS related.
The quarterly tribunal statistics published on 8 March 2018, for the period from October to December 2017 showed that: The number of single claims received at the Employment Tribunals increased by 90%, which was the highest since the introduction of the fee regimen The number of multiple claims received at the Tribunals increased by almost 467% 3,400 refund payments of the Tribunal fee had been made, worth £2.8 million …
What is an employment reference? An employment reference is meant to provide important information about the potential employee, that helps the employer in deciding whether the employee is suitable to be hired for the required job, or not. Does an employment reference have to be provided? Providing an employment reference is not legally binding; an employer can choose whether they want to provide a reference about a former employee, or …
What is Overtime? Overtime is defined as hours that an employee has worked for, over and above their regular full time working hours. If an employee works fixed working hours, any additional amount of time worked can be considered as overtime. An employer may request overtime to meet with increasing demand for their services. For example, a waiter may be asked to work for additional hours during peak holiday season …
Dismissing an employee by citing gross misconduct should be the last resort for an employer. A dismissal is said to occur when an employer terminates the employee’s contract. Just as formal disciplinary actions become necessary only after the informal methods fail to resolve the problem, an employee should be dismissed only after none of the other redressal mechanisms work. The ACAS Code of Practice on discipline and grievance, lays down …
ACAS, otherwise known as the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, is a Crown non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom’s Government. It serves the purpose of improving work-life across organisations by promoting and facilitating strong industrial relations practice. ACAS strives to achieve this through various media like arbitration and mediation. Above all, ACAS serves to provide collective conciliation function, which helps to resolve disputes between groups of employees or workers …
What is ACAS? The government funds a free Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to help resolve disputes between employers and their employees. Perhaps more widely known for its role in high profile disputes such as negotiating with parties in strike situations – ACAS can also be accessed by individuals, legal representatives and employers. With a remit to offer advice and guidance it can act as a non-partisan go between when relationships have become …