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• What is industrial action?
  Industrial action is action that has an industrial character and occurs within the area of industrial disputes and bargaining.

• Who can take industrial action?
  Industrial action can be taken by a number of groups of individuals.

• How to identify whether industrial action is taking place
  To determine if industrial action is taking place, you need to identify the work that is normally performed by the relevant employees and the manner in which it is customarily performed.

• What types of industrial action are regulated by the FW Act?
  The FW Act regulates certain types of industrial action.

• What types of industrial action are not regulated by the FW Act?
  The rules regarding industrial action in the FW Act only apply to action that is of an industrial nature.

• Protected industrial action
  Protected industrial action makes the employees taking the action (and any union organising the action) immune to legal remedies that otherwise would be available.

• Employee claim action
  Employee claim action is industrial action that is taken in relation to a proposed enterprise agreement.

• Employer response action
  Employer response action is industrial action that an employer who will be covered by the agreement organises or engages in as a response to industrial action taken by employees or unions.

• Employee response action
  Employees can take industrial action in response to their employer taking industrial action.

• Checklist: Requirements of protected industrial action
  You must comply with a number of requirements when engaging in protected industrial action.

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