[2] It has also been used in Australian law to mean payments by employers to compensate lost earnings by employees during industrial action.
[3] Strike pay, under the usual meaning above, "is relatively uncommon in both Australia and New Zealand" according to Velden et al.[4] The main unions providing a strike fund in Spain are Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) and the Basque Basque Workers' Solidarity (ELA-STV).
[6] Whilst some trade unions make payments to members who are on an official strike there is no requirement to do so.
[10] In the United States, courts usually hold that strike pay is taxable income.
[8] In Denmark "most unions provide strike pay at the comparatively high level of up to 80% of real wages" according to Velden et al.[11] As part of collective bargaining agreements in Denmark, unions cannot provide strike pay where industrial action relates to matters already addressed in their agreement(s).