ACAS Appoints Linda Dickens

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Employment Relations Minister, Lord Young, today announced the appointment of Professor Linda Dickens to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Council.

Professor Linda Dickens is Professor of Industrial Relations at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick and fills the vacancy as an Independent Member of the Acas Council. She currently serves as Disputes Arbitrator and Mediator at the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service Panel and is also a Deputy Chairman at the Central Arbitration Committee.

Ed Sweeney, Acas Chair said:
"I am delighted to welcome our new colleagues to the Acas Council. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience. We may face difficult times ahead in the world of employment relations and I look forward to working with them to help Acas continue its role as Britain's leading employment relations service and industrial peacemaker."

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One of Europe's largest business schools and the largest department of the highly-rated University of Warwick, WBS is fully accredited. Our teaching is rated excellent and 75 percent of our research is rated at 3* and above, placing us 3rd in the UK.
Over 8,000 students from 130 countries currently study here. Their interaction with top faculty creates a multicultural learning environment, enhanced by outstanding teaching and study facilities and a top-quality campus.
Our teaching covers the full range of business education, from undergraduate and masters degrees to the Warwick MBA, doctoral research, and executive education.

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