ACAS striking?
by Jenny
It has been reported that ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) have voted to strike over a dispute about pay. See here. There have allegedly been delays in pay rises being decided for this year, which apparently also happened last year and resulted in pay rises not being paid for 10 months.
If ACAS do strike, employment solicitors will most likely feel the impact, particularly those who are trying to settle something close to a hearing date. I believe that ACAS do play a key role in helping settle cases. I would say though that some ACAS Officers are more helpful than others!
Mark Serwotka of the Public and Commercial Services Union said; ”With the Government losing the goodwill of the people who deliver the everyday things we take for granted, there is a rapid need for it to rethink its approach to public sector pay.”
We all remember when the Police were refused their recommended payrise which resulted in a protest march by thousands of police in London. Of course they do not have the right to strike….
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