Growing demand for Acas’ early dispute resolution service

More employers and employees are accessing help earlier to avoid employment tribunals, according to figures released by Acas. The latest annual report figures highlight that demand for Acas’ early dispute resolution service, Pre-Claim Conciliation (PCC), rose by a third (34%) in 2011/12 meaning that Acas dealt with 23,777 cases, 6000 more cases than the previous year. This has resulted in thousands of people avoiding the need to go to an employment tribunal.