Section 87 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Suspension of striking employees

87 Suspension of striking employees (1) Where there is a strike, the employer may suspend the employment of an employee who is a party to the strike. (2) Unless sooner revoked by the employer, a suspension under subsection (1) continues until the strike is ended. (3) The suspension under this section of all or any of the employees who are on strike does not end the strike and those employees do not, by reason only of their suspension under subsection (1) , cease to be parties to the strike. (4) An employee who is suspended under subsection (1) is not entitled to any remuneration by way of salary, wages, allowances, or other emoluments in respect of the period of the suspension. (5) On the resumption of the employee's employment, the employee's service must be treated as continuous, despite the period of suspension, for the purpose of rights and benefits that are conditional on continuous service. Compare: 1991 No 22 s 65