Today is the first of three national rail strikes across the UK this week - the biggest walkout in 30 years. What does it mean for employers?
This week’s strike action promises to cause significant disruption for small businesses across the country.
Only a fifth of trains are running today as over 40,000 rail staff walk out to protest pay and redundancies. More strike dates are due later this month and in July.
If you or your employees are reliant on the train to get into work, then you may be wondering what to do when there are strikes affecting your route.
We hear from Alexandra Farmer, an employment law adviser at WorkNest, who explains the legal rights that both employers and employees have on strike days.
Different workplaces will choose to instil different policies as to how to approach the strike action.
However, as Farmer explains, if an employee can’t get into work because of rail strikes but the workplace is open and work is available, then they have no legal right to demand to be paid for the day.
This includes any time missed during the work day when a staff member is delayed due to traffic disruption.
Still, Farmer warns that taking too stern a hand will likely have negative consequences for your relationship with your employees. Good employers should take the exceptional circumstances into account.
“A refusal to attend work could in theory lead to disciplinary action,” Farmer acknowledges. “[But], if there is a genuine reason why it is...
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