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How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
Industrial action is when workers: go on strike take other action, like…
Your union must have a vote (a ‘ballot’) that’s properly organised…
You have the right to take industrial action and you can’t be legally…
A picket line is where workers and union reps (‘picketers’ or ‘pickets’)…
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
If there’s a workplace dispute at your business, you should try to resolve…
Trade unions only have statutory immunity if the industrial action is…
You can ask your employees if they’re planning to strike, so that you can…
During the strike, workers and union reps may stand outside the place of…
You can ask non-union employees to cover work during a strike, as long as:…
Government Bill to introduce Minimum Service Levels during industrial action receives Royal Assent
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act amends the legal framework governing industrial action to enable Minimum Service Levels to be set in key sectors during periods of strike action.
A new consultation, launched today, will advise unions on reasonable steps they should take to ensure minimum service levels are achieved during strike action.
Minimum service level regulations for rail workers, ambulance staff and border security staff will be laid in parliament to mitigate disruption and ensure vital public services continue if strikes are called, the government has announced today (Monday 6 November).
The Government has today taken further steps to ensure essential public services remain open during industrial action.
New laws to reduce the impact of industrial action on rail, border security and ambulance services while balancing the ability of workers to strike.
Guidance on what to do when school staff go on strike.
Royal Air Force participates in operation targeting Houthi military facilities in Yemen.
Regulatory Policy Committee statement on the impact assessment for The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023
Guidance for employers, trade unions and workers on issuing work notices in relation to minimum service levels during strike action.
Information and statements about air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen.
Proposals will put in place protections for children’s education and provide certainty for parents. Minimum service levels to be in place by next academic year.
The economic and social impacts of strikes in the UK. Bringing together a range of sources to explore the impact of industrial action in the context of wider economic and social landscape.
The government is considering introducing regulations that would require some doctors and nurses to work during strikes, to protect patient safety.
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