CM. You are too generous with your estimates. If BA dismiss strikers illegally (unfair dismissal), and the employee takes them to a tribunal, awards are made in line with redundancy awards on the basis of 1 weeks pay per year of completed service.
The ET may also make an order for re-instatement, which is refused may then trigger a further compensatory award of
up to £15K if the employer fails to act upon the order.
Thus, protections for a New Contract CC with 8 years service would be worth approx £2700 if he/she were dismissed. Perhaps £7000 if they subsequently refused to re-employ him/her.
So, BASSA members can look forward to the threat of being sacked (unfair dismissal), refusal to reinstate, and subsequent puny tribunal award.
Furthermore, there are also restrictions under the law that prevent the selective re-employment of dismissed employees preventing only some of those participating from being re-employed. But this does not prevent BA from selectively sacking
some strikers, and refusing to reinstate all those sacked, thereby accepting a one-off 'hit' to get rid of them.
