swangle wrote:Is there any truth in the rumour that if we keep going on strike for over 3months they can cancel our contracts, have 20yrs in ? cheers
If you take part in industrial action
If you take industrial action, be aware that:
your employer may stop paying you as you'll be in breach of contract
you could lose your job
you could lose any company benefits
if you're dismissed you may not have the right to claim unfair dismissal
The last point doesn't apply if the correct procedure for industrial action has been followed and you're dismissed less than 12 weeks after action began. Lock-out days aren't counted in the 12 weeks.
After 12 weeks of action, you have the right to claim unfair dismissal if:
your employer hasn't taken reasonable steps to settle the dispute; or
you stopped taking part in the industrial action during the 12 week period and are dismissed for taking part during that period
If the action is official but unsupported by a ballot or unprotected (for example, because the action is secondary) you can only claim unfair dismissal if you are dismissed and others taking part are not.
Found this on a government site, it should help.Just stay strong Royal Mail love waverers.
Because to be honest the 29th didn,t make much off an impact as we had still had the headless chickens clearing backlog on Saturday
