Acas annual report sees increase in disputes

Acas has seen a significant increase in demand for their help resolving large-scale disputes in the past year. The conciliation service’s 2010/11 annual report shows it dealt with 1,054 collective disputes over the period, up 15% from 2009/10. Pay continued to be the top issue followed by redundancy. According to Acas, 91% of cases were either resolved or the parties were moved towards a resolution.