Industrial Action (IA)

Taking Part in Industrial Action

The BMA has announced a period of industial action for Resident Doctors from 7:00am Monday 15th June until 7:00am Friday 19th June.

Please see an quick-access link to the self-report form here.

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 June's strike action: It is extremely important that this information is entered directly into ESR after the 20th June to allow for the information to be submitted and checked ready for July payroll. Reporting will be required on all days of strike action.

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.