Action short of dismissal 


Although the law provides protection from dismissal during the first 12 weeks of lawful industrial action, it provides no express statutory protection for striking workers from action short of dismissal. This was illustrated by the 2010 dispute between British Airways and cabin crew, members of Unite, when the law did not prevent the employer withdrawing travel concessions from workers who had been on strike. The absence of statutory protection from action short of dismissal as a result of official industrial action is at odds with international laws and conventions (see Chapter 5).