Acas council gets two union gen secs

Employment relations service Acas has appointed two union general secretaries to its council. Dr Mary Bousted and John Hannett will replace members who are stepping down at the end of their current appointment on 30 April. They will serve as Employee Representative Members.

John Hannett is currently general secretary of the shop and distribution workers’ union Usdaw and is also a Commissioner to the Low Pay Commission.

Dr Mary Bousted is currently general secretary of the ATL teachers’ and lecturers’ union.

They are joined by Professor Linda Dickens, professor of industrial relations at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick who fills a vacancy as an Independent Member of the Acas council. She currently serves as disputes arbitrator and mediator on the Acas panel and is also a deputy chair at the Central Arbitration Committee.

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