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Acas

Acas stands for Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. The aim of Acas is to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They help with employment relations by supplying up-to-date information, independent advice and high quality training, and working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.

Although largely funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Acas is a non-departmental body, governed by an independent Council. This allows them to be independent, impartial and confidential.


    • Acas
    • Dispute resolution
    • Local authorities

    Acas hosts talks to end Birmingham bin strike

    by Adam McCulloch 1 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 1 May 2025

    The talks represent Acas’s first major involvement in attempts to end the full strike since it started, on 11 March.

    • Acas
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Latest News

    Quarter of employees worried AI will threaten jobs – Acas

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2025

    More than a quarter of workers are worried that artificial intelligence will lead to job losses, according to an Acas study.

    • Acas
    • Collective bargaining
    • USA

    Trump orders closure of US mediation body in industrial disputes

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Mar 2025

    It is unlikely that Trump has any legal authority to move against the agency because the agency's funding and programmes are authorised and funded by Congress.

    • Acas
    • Latest News

    Acas announces new chief executive

    by Rob Moss 18 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Mar 2025

    Acas appoints North America Trade Commissioner Niall Mackenzie as its new chief executive, effective 1 May 2025.

    • Acas
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Acas report on neurodiversity: all workplaces can be inclusive

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2025

    Research documents good practice including how to manage performance in neurodiverse teams and the benefit of small changes.

    • Acas
    • Minimum service levels
    • Collective bargaining

    Employment Rights Bill: Six key changes to trade union laws

    by Rob Moss 5 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 5 Mar 2025

    Government confirms amendments to the Employment Rights Bill as it prepares to update the law within which trade unions operate.

    • Age discrimination
    • Acas
    • Constructive dismissal

    Menopause-related tribunal claims treble in two years

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 25 Feb 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 25 Feb 2025

    The number of menopause-related employment tribunal claims more than trebles in two years, new analysis reveals.

    • Acas
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Breaching right to switch off could lead to larger payouts

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Aug 2024

    Employees constantly contacted outside working hours could receive larger payouts under government plans to create a 'right to switch off'.

    • Acas
    • Employee relations
    • Early conciliation

    Acas report reveals ‘exceptionally demanding year’

    by Jo Faragher 22 Jul 2024
    by Jo Faragher 22 Jul 2024

    Acas handled more than 600 collective disputes in the year to March 2024, according to its annual report.

    • Acas
    • Fire and rehire
    • Latest News

    Fire-and-rehire code of practice comes into force in July

    by Rob Moss 28 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 28 May 2024

    Statutory code comes into force in July but Labour says it will strengthen the 'inadequate' code against fire and rehire if elected.

    • Hybrid working
    • Acas
    • Latest News

    Acas finalises flexible working requests code

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Apr 2024

    Three in 10 employees have seen an increase in working from home, Acas has said as it publishes its flexible working code of practice.

    • Acas
    • Fire and rehire
    • Latest News

    Code of practice to deter fire and rehire ‘lacks bite’

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2024

    Government launches statutory code of practice to deter fire and rehire, but unions say it will not discourage ‘bad employers’.

    • Acas
    • Zero hours
    • Latest News

    Acas consulting on predictable working pattern requests code

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2023

    Acas has launched a consultation on its draft predictable working pattern requests code, ahead of new rules next year.

    • Acas
    • NHS
    • Employee relations

    Consultants offer ‘olive branch’ on strikes

    by Jo Faragher 3 Oct 2023
    by Jo Faragher 3 Oct 2023

    Consultant doctors have vowed to pause strike action for four weeks if ministers agree to talks with conciliation service Acas.

    • Acas
    • Belief discrimination
    • Latest News

    Opposing critical race theory ruled a philosophical belief

    by Rob Moss 29 Sep 2023
    by Rob Moss 29 Sep 2023

    Employment tribunal rules that holding a view opposing critical race theory can be considered a belief under the Equality Act.

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