Industrial Action (IA)
Taking Part in Industrial Action
The BMA has announced a period of industial action for Resident Doctors from 7:00am Friday 14th November until 7:00am Wednesday 19th November.
For staff who are members of the Trade Union, bringing the action will be protected, regardless of whether or not they voted in the ballot, and whether they voted for or against industrial action (IA).
Staff who are in a Trade Union that is different to the one bringing the action will be deemed to be taking unofficial IA if they decide to take part and will not have the same protection.
The table below sets out in a simple form which staff will be entitled to take part in IA:
Information for GP Practices only - ESR Guidance
To ensure that any industrial action (IA) undertaken by resident doctors on placement at your practice is reported correctly, we have developed a guide to support the input of these details directly into ESR.
Please note for November strike action: It is extremely important that this information is inputted into ESR from Monday 24th November 2025. Please note, if you have not added this information by the 3rd December, we ask that you do not enter into ESR until the 17th December, to reduce any risk of errors within December pay.
No action is required to be completed in ESR where a resident doctor does not participate in IA and attends work as normal.
Staff Entitlement to Strike
Entitlement |
Member of the TU bringing the action |
Non TU member |
Member of a different TU who are not bringing action |
|
Entitled to strike |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Entitled to pay (from employer) |
No |
No |
No |
|
Entitled to strike pay from TU |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Entitled to strike pay from TU |
Yes |
No |
No |
Industrial Action FAQs
We have created a set of FAQs based on the the queries coming through regarding indutrial action. We are regularly updating these as new information is received.
Industrial Action FAQs