In recent years there has been an increase in the number of disability discrimination claims brought before employment tribunals. This report presents the findings from qualitative research exploring the characteristics and drivers of disability discrimination claims, to understand what might be driving this trend and why some of these claims are not being settled through Acas conciliation. As part of its duty to try to bring about a settlement in employment disputes, Acas offers 2 stages of conciliation: early conciliation, which takes place before the tribunal claim has started, and conciliation in any subsequent tribunal application, that is after the claim has been submitted but before the case has gone before the tribunal hearing.
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