How to prepare your company for when employees strike

Employers should familiarise themselves with the key legal issues involved and consider the practical steps they can take if industrial action is taken

Employees are increasingly looking to industrial action as a means of urging their employers to listen and act on employee concerns brought about by the Covid-19 crisis

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, employers may be likely to face threats of industrial action from staff seeking changes to terms of employment and working conditions.

They should, therefore, familiarise themselves with the key legal issues involved and consider the practical steps they can take in response.

Industrial action is taken by a group of employees with the aim of compelling their employer to change the terms or conditions of their employment. It ...