Complimentary Webinar Slides:
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
Questions?
? ?
Contact details
Telephone: 0113 320 5000
Website: www.winstonsolicitors.co.uk
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