Make Work Pay: protection from detriments for taking industrial action

We are seeking views on the types of detriments that employers should be prohibited from imposing on workers for taking industrial action.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 23 April 2026

Consultation description

The Employment Rights Act 2025 provides new protection for workers against detriments that they are subjected to by their employer to penalise, prevent or deter them from taking official industrial action.

The act enables the government to set out the detriments which are to be prohibited in regulations.

This consultation invites views from trade unions, employers, workers, and other interested parties, on what those prohibited detriments should be.

Documents

Make Work Pay: consulation on protection from detriments for taking industrial action

Protection from detriments for taking industrial action: options assessment

Ways to respond

Respond online

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Email to:

tradeunionpolicy@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Write to:

Trade Union Policy
Employment Rights Directorate
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY