Acas Early Conciliation (EC)
[ch 10: page 378]In all tribunal claims (except claims for interim relief – see Chapter 5) the first step is to submit an Acas EC Notification Form, available from the Acas website (www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4028).
In a claim for unfair dismissal, this step must be taken within three months of the EDT or the claim will be out of time. For more information on bringing a tribunal claim, including tribunal fees, “Help with fees” and Acas EC see Chapter 13. Acas EC is free of charge.