Tata Steel UK seeks help to facilitate talks with trade unions

Tata Steel UK has launched a new initiative in its efforts to resolve the pension dispute with its UK trade unions. The company has approached Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to help facilitate the next phase of talks between the parties, it said in a release. Tor Farquhar, executive director (human resources) at Tata Steel’s European operations, said, “We have contacted ACAS to bring in independent expertise in mediating a resolution to the UK pension dispute. We have requested ACAS to immediately approach the National Trade Union Steel Coordinating Committee to ask them to attend talks.”

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