Acas aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. We provide up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and we work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Ambition: To improve organisations and working life through better employment relations.
Founded: 1975. We have 30 years experience of working with people in businesses of every size and sector.
Status: Publicly funded ensuring we are independent, impartial and confidential.
Governed: By a council made up of leading figures from business', unions, independent sectors to academics. Acas Council is responsible for determining the strategic direction, policies and priorities of Acas and for ensuring that its statutory duties are carried out effectively.
Structure: Acas have a Chairperson and a Chief Executive as well as Regional Directors who are responsible for delivery of Acas services across England, Scotland and Wales. Approximately 900 staff based in 11 main regional centres throughout England, Scotland and Wales with our head office in London.
Acas History
1896 - a voluntary conciliation and arbitration service launched by the government. This also gave free advice to employers and unions on industrial relations and personnel problems.
1960 - the service became known as the Industrial Relations Service.
1972 - the service became known as the Conciliation and Advisory Service.
1974 - the Conciliation and Arbitration Service set up as an independent service directed by an independent council.
1975 - renamed the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
1976 - on January 1976 Acas became a statutory body under the terms of the Employment Protection Act 1975.
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