Employment tribunals (01): Acas conciliation

by Practical Law Employment

Maintained | England, Scotland, Wales

This practice note outlines the process of conciliating an employment claim through the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas). The note explains the process of mandatory early conciliation (EC) that most prospective claimants have to participate in before the employment tribunal will accept their claim and how this extends the time for a claimant to bring their claim.

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