NEU members will take strike action in February and March
With the announcement last week that the NEU ballot for strike action passed the required thresholds, academy trust leaders will be taking key decisions in preparation for the proposed strike days. In this briefing, we provide an overview of some of the key legal issues for academy trust leaders to be aware of when planning for the impact of strike action.
The full list of proposed strike days has been published by the NEU and is available at: https://neu.org.uk/press-releases/neu-take-strike-action-over-pay. There are seven days of strike action planned, but some of these are restricted by region and so the number of strike days impacting on an individual school will be four.
Updated DfE guidance on handling strike action in schools
In a timely move, the Department for Education (DfE) published its updated non-statutory guidance on Handling Strike Action in Schools (DfE Strike Guidance) on the day the NEU strikes were formally announced. This is a useful document which sets out the answer to some key questions trust leaders will now be asking.
Please note Wrigley’s Solicitors are part of a paid for partnership with Forum Strategy. When selecting our partners we do so with careful reference to their expertise and their ethos and values.
