Acas in talks with employers to avoid Olympics disruption

A no-strike agreement from organisations providing transport and other services during the London Olympics in 2012 could be finalised within months, PM has learnt.

Peter Harwood, chief conciliator at Acas, said that the mediator has been working with various employers and organisations to agree special procedures to prevent damaging strike action during the Olympics.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School