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Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Subject: Law

(ACAS) A UK government body set up in 1975 to mediate in industrial disputes in both the public and private sectors. Its findings are not binding on either side, but carry ...

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A Dictionary of Economics (5 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2017
Subject:
Social sciences, Economics
Length:
23 words

...Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ACAS ) A UK quango providing facilities for conciliation, arbitration, and mediation in industrial disputes...

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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2022
Subject:
Law
Length:
399 words

... Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ACAS ) A statutory body established under the Employment Protection Act 1975, the composition and functions of which are now governed by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Parts IV and VI. The service was set up to “promote the improvement of industrial relations” and the development of collective bargaining (s 209 of the 1992 Act). In its conciliation function it may intervene in a trade dispute , with or without the parties’ consent, to offer assistance and facilities with a view...

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A Dictionary of Business and Management (6 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2016
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
Length:
132 words

... Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ACAS ) A UK government body set up in 1975 to mediate in industrial disputes in both the public and private sectors. Its findings are not binding on either side, but carry considerable weight. In some cases, especially those involving a dispute over the recognition of a trade union, it will refer a matter to the Central Arbitration Committee . Its members include employers and trade unionists as well as academics and other independent persons. Since 1998 ACAS has also appointed arbitrators to give binding...

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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2015
Subject:
Law
Length:
271 words

..., Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ACAS ) A statutory body that was established under the Employment Protection Act 1975; the composition and functions of ACAS are now governed by pts IV and VI of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 . ACAS was set up to promote the improvement of industrial relations and the development of collective bargaining. In its conciliation function it may intervene, with or without the parties’ consent, in a trade dispute to offer facilities and assistance in negotiating a settlement. It...

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Oxford Business French Dictionary: English-French

Reference type:
Bilingual Dictionary
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Bilingual dictionaries
Length:
13 words
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
(ACAS)A UK government body set up in 1975 to mediate in industrial disputes in both the public and private sectors. Its findings are not binding on either side, but carry considerable weight. In some ...
Labour Relations Agency

Labour Relations Agency  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
Is a public agency responsible for improving employment relations in Northern Ireland. Within the Province, its role is analogous to that of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).
conciliation

conciliation  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
N.1 (in civil disputes) See ACAS; alternative dispute resolution.2 A procedure of peaceful settlement of international disputes. The matter of dispute is referred to a standing or ad hoc commission ...
Central Arbitration Committee

Central Arbitration Committee  

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Overview Page
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
(CAC)The CAC was created by the Employment Relations Act 1975 in the UK and is the latest in a series of standing national arbitration bodies which dates back to the early years of the twentieth ...
dispute resolution

dispute resolution  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
Is the process of settling industrial disputes, which in many cases will involve the use of third-party intervention to conciliate, mediate, or arbitrate between the two sides. The provision of ...
disciplinary interview

disciplinary interview  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
An interview to which an employee is called to reply to a complaint or charge under a formal disciplinary procedure. In most cases, the interview will proceed from a statement of the complaint, ...
Codes of Practice in employment law

Codes of Practice in employment law  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
Codes of Practice are statements issued with the aim of describing and encouraging desirable behaviour—‘best practice’—in particular areas or circumstances. Often they are designed to accompany a ...
complaints: internet information

complaints: internet information  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
Internet usage is increasingly prevalent. The volume of internet information explaining people's rights and dispute resolution processes is also expanding. It is no surprise, therefore, that a ...
good offices

good offices  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law, International Law
A technique of peaceful settlement of an international dispute, in which a third party, acting with the consent of the disputing states, serves as a friendly intermediary in an effort to persuade ...
disciplinary procedure

disciplinary procedure  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
A formal procedure that is established by managers to uphold disciplinary standards. Procedures frequently contain a statement of disciplinary policy and a listing of acceptable and unacceptable ...
dismissal procedures

dismissal procedures  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
In a claim for unfair dismissal the employment tribunal must consider whether, in addition to the employer being able to show a reason for the dismissal that is listed in the Employment Rights Act ...
quango

quango  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management
Acronym for quasi-autonomous government organization. Such bodies, some members of which are likely to be civil servants and some not, are appointed by a minister to perform some public function at ...
disclosure of information

disclosure of information  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
1 (in employment law) The communication by an employer to employees and their trade-union representatives of information relevant to collective bargaining, proposed redundancies, and the preservation ...
recognition procedure

recognition procedure  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
(in employment law) A statutory procedure introduced by the Employment Relations Act 1999 and amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004 by which a trade union can secure the legal right to enter ...
code of practice

code of practice  

Reference type:
Overview Page
Subject:
Law
Formally-defined professional rules of conduct, either widely agreed within an industry or legally binding, the breach of which may lead to sanctions against offenders. In the UK there are multiple ...

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