Acas early conciliation (EC)

A system of mandatory pre-claim conciliation that applies to most employment disputes (relevant proceedings), under which one of the parties must contact Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) before a claim can be issued in the employment tribunal, unless one of the limited exceptions applies.

For more information, see Practice note, Employment Tribunals (01): Acas conciliation and Checklist, The mandatory Acas early conciliation procedure.