Part VE+W+S Industrial action

[F1Minimum service levels for certain servicesE+W+S

Textual Amendments

234EWork notices: no protection if union fails to take reasonable stepsE+W+S

(1)Where an employer gives a trade union a work notice in relation to a strike, an act done by the union to induce a person to take part, or to continue to take part, in the strike is not protected as respects that person’s employer if—

(a)the work notice is given in accordance with section 234C, and

(b)the union fails to take reasonable steps to ensure that all members of the union who are identified in the work notice comply with the notice.

(2)In proceedings in tort that are brought against a trade union in reliance on paragraph (b) of subsection (1), any loss that would have been suffered even if the union had taken the reasonable steps mentioned in that paragraph is to be disregarded in calculating any amount to be awarded against the union by way of damages.]