Impact assessment

Early conciliation: new employment tribunal claims process

A cost-benefit analysis of new legislation that will make it necessary for you to contact Acas before you make an employment tribunal claim.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
• Published: 24 February 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Early conciliation: final impact assessment

Ref: BIS/14/585

PDF, 292 KB, 39 pages

Details

A cost-benefit analysis of measures in The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2014 that brings the Acas early conciliation process into effect.

From 6 April 2014, anyone thinking about making an employment tribunal claim will need to contact Acas first. Acas will then offer early conciliation to try and resolve the dispute quickly and cost effectively.

See the related consultation.

Published 24 February 2014