What is ACAS Early Conciliation?
Early Conciliation is a process facilitated by ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) prior to a claim being issued at an employment tribunal. What is ACAS? ACAS is an independent public body which receives funding from the government of the United Kingdom. Why is it necessary to be involved with Early Conciliation? Early Conciliation is […]
Increase in compensatory award
There are limits which are applied to certain awards which are made by the Employment Tribunals. What are the key changes? The key change is the increase in the amount of the compensatory award for an unfair dismissal claim which rises from £93,878 to £105,707. The maximum amount of “a week’s pay” for the purpose […]