Overview
A right to strike?
Scheme of the law
Industrial action
Strikes
Liability for industrial action
Union liability in tort
Breach of contract
The industrial torts
Criminal liability
Trade union immunities
Scope of immunity
Trade dispute
'In contemplation or furtherance'
Loss of immunity
Ballots and notice of industrial action
Secondary action
Dismissals during unofficial action
Unlawful picketing
Union-only and recognition clauses
Enforcing union membership
Industrial action ballots
Preliminary considerations
Entitlement to vote
Separate workplace ballots
Ballot requirements
Period of effectiveness
Picketing
Statutory protection for picketing
Loss of protection
Civil liability
Criminal liability
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Secondary picketing
Remedies for unlawful action
Injunctions
Damages
Action by union members
Action by individuals
Industrial action dismissals
Dismissal during unofficial action
Dismissal during 'protected' official action
Dismissal during 'non-protected' official action
Industrial action and employment rights
Detriment short of dismissal
Pay
Redundancy payments
Guarantee payments
Continuity of employment
Notice rights
Time-off rights
Industrial pressure to dismiss
Redeployment
Causation
Contributory conduct
Joinder of third parties
Right not to be subjected to detriment