Dh part of Unison, apparently if he strikes it will sever his continuity of service

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Dh is in unison and they are planning to strike but he seems to think that striking interrupts his continuity of service. He has just been given a permant job after being on temp contracts for 2 years. He will constantly be under the threat of redundancy though and if he is made redundant he would lose those two years.

Does that sound right? It doesn't sound very fair. Any advice?

No it doesn't. From the .gov.uk mouth

"Although a strike breaks the contract of employment it does not break continuity of employment if the employee returns to work after the strike ends. A strike will, however, delay the attainment of any necessary qualifying period as the employee's starting date is regarded as being postponed by the actual number of days between the last working day before the strike and the day on which work resumes. "

www.lge.gov.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=119719

Thanks, that's really useful to know.

1 day strike = 1 day lost pay = 1 day lost "service" which affects things like pension, leave entitlements etc