Contents
1Citation, commencement and extent#
(1)These Regulations may be cited as the Protection Against Detriment (Industrial Action) Regulations 2026.
(2)These Regulations come into force on 30th October 2026.
(3)These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
2Interpretation#
In these Regulations “the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
3Protection against detriment#
Any detriment is a prescribed detriment for the purpose of section 236A(1) (protection against detriment for taking industrial action) of the 1992 Act.
4Common law rules on deduction of pay#
Nothing in these Regulations affects the common law rules enabling the deduction of pay on account of a worker having taken part in protected industrial action.
5Amendment of Schedule A2 to the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992#
In the list in Schedule A2 to the 1992 Act (tribunal jurisdictions to which section 207A applies), after the entry relating to section 189 of that Act insert—“• Section 236A of this Act (detriment on grounds of industrial action)”
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