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Can an employee be dismissed for taking lawful industrial action?

Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Act 2025 removes the 12-week limit, so dismissal for taking part in lawful industrial action is automatically unfair no matter how long the strike lasts.
Where employees take strike action, can their employer hire temporary staff to cover their work?
Where an employee who is subject to disciplinary proceedings is a trade union representative, what additional steps should the employer take?
Can trade union representatives be the appropriate representatives for collective redundancy consultation purposes where the affected employees are not union members?
Can a job applicant be rejected for employment on the grounds that they are, or are not, a member of a trade union?
Which duties are union representatives allowed paid time off to carry out?
Which duties are union learning representatives allowed paid time off to carry out?
Which activities are union members allowed time off to take part in?
Are union members entitled to be paid for time off to take part in union activities?
Is there a limit to how much time off an employer must allow a union representative to take?

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