If your business faces industrial action

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Non-union employees and strikes

You can ask non-striking employees to cover work during a strike, as long as:

  • this is allowed by their employment contracts
  • you do not discriminate against any employee directly or indirectly

Non-union staff and striking

If non-union members go on strike, they are protected from dismissal and have the same rights as union members, as long as the industrial action is lawful.