Can my employer take action against me for attending the rally?
If you have made the arrangements set out above and return to work within agreed timeframes your employer should not take any action against you. If you choose to leave the workplace without authorisation or properly utilising your leave provisions, your employer could take action,
but any action would need to be proportional and related to the impact on operational requirements, and not simply because you chose to participate in a union rally.
The way an Agency deals with threatened or actual industrial action can include:
• Stopping your pay - This cannot occur if you are taking a period of approved leave and can only extend for the duration you remain away from the workplace without approved leave.
• Disciplinary action - Any disciplinary investigation into the employee will have to take into account that the conduct was part of recognised industrial action.
