This letter emphasises the impact the industrial action is having on the organisation and states that the employee will not be paid for any hours during which they are taking industrial action.

This letter contains two optional statements. One informs the employee that their pay will be reduced. The other tells the employee that they are not required to attend the workplace until they are prepared to work normally.

This letter informs a trade union that they have not followed the correct notification procedures for balloting to take industrial action and, as a result of this, any action taken will be unlawful. It also confirms that any employees who take part in this unlawful action will have breached their contract of employment.

This letter confirms to employees that industrial action they are to take part in is lawful as correct notification procedures have been followed, however the organisation reserves the right not to pay them for this action and is hopeful that an agreement will be reached beforehand.

This letter outlines to a trade union that the notification process for balloting has been followed and that the organisation now requires written notice of the commencement of industrial action. It also outlines that the organisation is hopeful an agreement can still be reached.

This letter confirms to a trade union that, whilst the correct notification procedure was followed during the balloting process, the union failed to issue notification of industrial action. Therefore, any subsequent industrial action is unlawful.