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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.


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    Clarks calls in Acas in ‘fire and rehire’ dispute

    by Jo Faragher 17 Nov 2021
    by Jo Faragher 17 Nov 2021

    Clarks has called in mediation service Acas as it tries to resolve a dispute over alleged “fire and rehire” tactics....

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    • Fire and rehire
    • Employee relations

    ‘Fire and rehire’: explore alternative options first says Acas

    by Personnel Today 11 Nov 2021
    by Personnel Today 11 Nov 2021

    Acas has published guidance to help employers explore alternative options for introducing changes to staff contracts before considering ‘firing and...

    • Acas
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    Care home staff have until Thursday to receive first jab

    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2021
    by Rob Moss 10 Sep 2021

    Care home staff in England have until Thursday 16 September to receive their first Covid-19 jab.

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    • Hybrid working
    • Annual hours

    Avoid ‘class divide’ in flexible working, TUC warns

    by Rob Moss 15 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 15 Jul 2021

    The TUC is warning employers not to create a 'class divide' by overlooking the flexible working needs of people who must be present in a workplace.

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    Acas launches guidance to dissuade fire and rehire misuse

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jun 2021

    Acas publishes further guidance around negotiating changes to staff contracts in response to concerns about ‘fire and rehire’ practices.

    • Acas
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    Acas: Conflict costs employers almost £30bn a year

    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2021
    by Jo Faragher 11 May 2021

    Workplace conflict costs UK employers £28.5bn a year, according to a new report from conciliation service Acas.

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    Acas: mental health ‘enlightenment’ a pandemic silver lining

    by Adrian Wakeling 4 Feb 2021
    by Adrian Wakeling 4 Feb 2021

    On Time to Talk Day, Acas has published a paper examining how three organisations have responded to the employee wellbeing crisis.

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    Top 10 Covid-related claims employers could face in 2021

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Dec 2020
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Dec 2020

    The Government’s furlough scheme, large-scale redundancies, safe working concerns and the rise of flexible working will have a big impact...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Acas
    • Latest News

    One third of businesses plan redundancies before Christmas

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2020

    One in three firms are likely to make redundancies over the next three months, but many admit they are unaware...

    • Acas
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    • Coronavirus

    Don’t rush to make redundancies, insist key industry bodies

    by Jo Faragher 24 Sep 2020
    by Jo Faragher 24 Sep 2020

    Employers must “exhaust all possible alternatives” before making redundancies, a joint statement from Acas, the Confederation of British Industry and...

    • Acas
    • Coronavirus
    • Employee relations

    More employment tribunals to go virtual in raft of changes

    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2020
    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2020

    The government is relaxing the rules around employment tribunals to allow more hearings to be held online in an effort...

    • Acas
    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Case law

    ‘All views my own’: Monitoring employees’ social media

    by Daniel Piddington 18 Aug 2020
    by Daniel Piddington 18 Aug 2020

    Social media has grown in use exponentially since Facebook was launched 16 years ago, and so has the risk to...

    • Collective redundancy
    • Acas
    • Coronavirus

    Acas: Redundancy related enquiries surge 160%

    by Jo Faragher 5 Aug 2020
    by Jo Faragher 5 Aug 2020

    Conciliation service Acas has experienced a marked increase in calls to its helpline on the subject of redundancy during the...

    • Acas
    • Employee communications
    • Latest News

    Demotion during post-pandemic restructuring

    by Paida Dube 24 Jul 2020
    by Paida Dube 24 Jul 2020

    Demoting employees as part of a restructuring programme may offer a more favourable alternative to redundancies, but employers need to...

    • Acas
    • Coronavirus
    • Constructive dismissal

    Investigations and Covid-19: employers need a pandemic-proof toolkit

    by Ivor Adair 27 May 2020
    by Ivor Adair 27 May 2020

    Employers are turning their attention to a host of novel HR issues coming over the horizon.

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