A second course of action being pursued by BA, which may be of interest to other employers, is to threaten to withhold perks such as cheap flights for families from any cabin-crew who go on strike. Under British law an employer can do this without sanction so long as the employees are not contractually entitled to the perks and provided that withholding them does not amount to a breach of the fundamental implied contractual term of "mutual trust and confidence". That being said, a body of law has grown up over the last few years suggesting that British law in this respect may contravene the European Convention on Human Rights. The overall result must therefore be that further litigation may be on the cards if BA does pursue this course.
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