If your business grows, you may need to consider moving to new premises. Employees’ jobs are still available, but at the new location. Can you require them to relocate and is it a redundancy if they
refuse?
Published 07.02.2008
1,000s of staff at Tesco’s head office are being made to work on its shop floors one day every fortnight. If you need an employee to temporarily undertake a different role, can you force them to do
so?
Published 06.11.2014
You’re looking to revamp your employment contracts and want to draft one which will allow you maximum flexibility to make adjustments, whilst remaining legal. What are the most important areas to get
right?
Published 05.04.2007
A well-drafted mobility clause gives you the right to relocate an employee. However, two employees who refused to comply with such a clause have successfully claimed unfair dismissal. What do you
need to know?
Published 23.02.2017
You need to relocate an employee to work in another of your premises. What issues do you need to consider before the move takes place? And could a relocation policy help you to manage the change?
Published 08.01.2009
When it comes to employment contracts, you naturally want flexibility so that if business reasons require contract terms to be varied, you can do this without facing a constructive dismissal claim.
What’s the best way to achieve this?
Published 13.12.2007
A robust employment contract will include the key terms and conditions of employment. But can it also include a blanket clause that permits you to vary or amend any terms and conditions as you need
or wish?
Published 07.02.2023
Due to the nature of the market, it’s useful to retain as much flexibility with staff as possible; even as a precautionary measure. How can mobility clauses allow you to do this, particularly in
light of a recent Court of Appeal case?
Published 15.05.2008
Asda Stores recently wanted to bring all of its staff under a single pay structure. But this meant altering 18,000 contracts. So how did the wording in its staff handbook help it to get around the
8,700 who opposed the change?
Published 09.03.2010
As a general rule, you can’t amend any documents which have contractual force without first having your employees’ express and prior consent. Fair enough, but is there any way you might be able to
retain some flexibility here?
Published 05.06.2013