Employment Claims and Early Conciliation

It is a legal requirement, unless an exemption applies, for a Claimant to have made an Early Conciliation to Advisory Conciliation & Arbitration Service (ACAS).  Tribunal claims will not be accepted unless the Complaint has been referred and a conciliation certificate issued.

If when ACAS contact the Claimant the Claimant indicates he or she does not want Early Conciliation, the matter is closed.

The three or six calendar months’ time limit for bringing a claim (usually three) is paused during the time matter is with ACAS up to six weeks.

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