Ministers at the Department for Business and Trade have confirmed
the appointment of two new members to the Council of the
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
today.
Acas is an independent public body which provides free and
impartial advice to employers, employees and their
representatives on, employment rights, best practice and
policies, and resolving workplace conflict.
It is governed by a Council which determines the organisation's
strategic direction, policies and priorities, with council
members appointed based on their professional expertise in either
business or trade unions.
Nicola and Dave Penman have been added to
the council as worker members.
Biographies
Nicola
- Nicola has been Director or Policy at the Trade Union
Congress since 2024. She was previously the Head of Rights,
Social and Economic Affairs from 2023 to 2024; Interim Chief
Executive, Timewise, from 2022 to 2023; and Assistant Director,
Stakeholder Engagement, The Nursing and Midwifery Council, from
2020 to 2022. Nicola is also a Labour Market Advisory Board
Member.
Dave Penman
- Dave has been General Secretary of the FDA since 2012, having
joined as a National Officer in 2000. He has also been a member
of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) General Council since 2012; and
TUC Executive Committee since 2023. He is a Member of the TUC
Finance Committee and a TUC Trustee.
