employment law: early conciliation - what employers need to know

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Employment Law

Early Conciliation - What

Employers Need to Know

9th April 2014

Marie Walsh & Caroline Acton

Winston Solicitors LLP

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Summary of webinar

Background to EC 1

What is early conciliation 2

3 Who can commence EC

Stopping the clock

4

Practical steps 5

Early conciliation

Background

Introduction of fees in the ET Pre claim

conciliation 75% of claims settle

Early conciliation

Need to address EC

before a claim will be

accepted

APRIL

Introduced as of 6 April 2014

MAY

Mandatory as of 6 May 2014

by completing an EC form

How?

Prospective claimants can contact ACAS either:

by telephone

OR

How?

Limited information required about the claim

Acas aim is one working day to contact employee and a further one working day to contact employer

Reasonable attempts to contact both parties will be made

Engagement

Is voluntary

No sanction for failure to engage for either party

Stop the clock

Contact by Claimant Stops the Limitation

Clock!

NB not the same if the Respondent

initiates contact

Conciliation

If agreement reached

– COT 3 agreed in the usual way

If no conciliation

– continues as it does now throughout the claim but with continuity of the same ACAS conciliator

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Contact details

Telephone: 0113 320 5000

Website: www.winstonsolicitors.co.uk

email: employment@winstonsolicitors.co.uk

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