If users need employment law or workplace advice, they can contact the Acas helpline.
When to use this pattern
Use this pattern if you want to refer users to the Acas helpline.
The pattern
We have patterns for:
- writing the helpline referral in body text
- which subheading to use, if one is needed
Body text
Contact the Acas helpline to [for example, talk through your options or get more advice about the topic].
Or if you want to give context first:
[Add intro specific to the topic] you can contact the Acas helpline.
Subheading
If you're using a subheading, choose from:
- 'Contact the Acas helpline' – if you're only including a helpline referral
- 'Get more advice and support' – if you're including links to other Acas pages, or other advice or support organisations
Use a subheading when you're including the helpline referral for more advice and support on the broad topic of the page.
You do not need a subheading when the helpline referral relates to a specific section on the page.
Example
If you have any questions about proposing contract changes, you can contact the Acas helpline.
Things to remember
You do not have to use the full pattern if it does not fit with what you're writing. You can just say 'Contact the Acas helpline'.
You should make sure you always say 'contact the Acas helpline', not 'call the Acas helpline'.
Always link to the 'Contact us' page. Never include the phone number or other details on any other page.
This is so that our contact details are:
- always together – including opening hours, accessible services and other ways to get in touch
- kept up to date
- not confusing to users or search engines
Do not:
- say what the helpline cannot do, to keep the language positive
- link to the legal advice page alongside a link to the helpline, as some users see this as the same thing