Tension in the workplaces increases
According to a survey released by ACAS, the recession is having a significant effect on the number of employment disputes between employer and employee. The unstable employment landscape, caused by the increasing economic pressures on business, has caused the dramatic change. The report highlights arise in unfair dismissal conciliation cases, other employment tribunal cases and the demand for redundancy advice.
The figures show that Acas received over 78,000 (net) conciliation cases from the Employment Tribunal Service – almost a fifth (18%) more than last year. There was also a significant (22%) increase in unfair dismissal conciliation cases received by Acas over the last year, compared to a decrease in the number of these cases over the last two years. In total, Acas received 55,000 cases which involved a claim for unfair dismissal this year, a rise of almost 12,000. Calls to the Acas helpline on redundancy have steadily risen over the last year. The helpline - which received around 10-15 thousand calls per week in 08/09 - saw a 100% increase in the proportion of calls requesting advice on redundancy.
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