The ACAS (Flexible Working) Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2333

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The ACAS (Flexible Working) Arbitration Scheme (Great Britain) Order 2004

Made

6th September 2004

Laid before Parliament

9th September 2004

Coming into force

1st October 2004

Whereas—

(1) Under section 212A(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(1) (“the 1992 Act”) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (“ACAS”) may prepare a scheme providing for arbitration in the case of disputes involving proceedings, or claims which could be the subject of proceedings, before an employment tribunal arising out of a contravention or alleged contravention of section 80G(1) or section 80H(1)(b) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(2);

(2) In pursuance of sections 212A(1) and (3) of the 1992 Act, ACAS has prepared a revised version of an arbitration scheme for flexible working cases;

(3) In pursuance of section 212A(3) of the 1992 Act, ACAS has submitted a draft of the revised scheme to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State approves the scheme:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 212A(3), (6) and (7) of the 1992 Act hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1992 c. 52. Section 212A was inserted by section 7 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8) and amended by paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

(2)

1996 c. 18. Sections 80G and 80H were inserted by section 47 of the Employment Act 2002.