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
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
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
Your employees receive a car users’ allowance, but there’s a clause that entitles you to vary the rates, without notice. When you reduce the rate, some staff claim breach of contract. What’s the
likelihood of you winning the case?
Published 12.12.2008
You want to make some changes to your employees’ employment contracts. Can you simply ask them to sign on the dotted line? If not, what’s the current legal thinking as to what you must do first?
Published 07.02.2008
It’s a question that crops up all the time - you need to move your business to another location or move an employee to another job function. Do you have the right to insist on these changes?
Published 07.09.2006
When you need to vary terms and conditions of employment you should first seek the agreement of all affected employees. If the majority are happy to agree, would that allow you to safely dismiss the
dissenters?
Published 09.09.2014
If you need to change one or more terms of an employment contract for genuine business reasons, you have three main options to effect that change. What are they and what are the risks?
Published 06.03.2024
You want to vary the terms of an employee’s contract but aren’t sure how they are going to react. If they continue to work without protest, can you take this as a sign that they’ve accepted the
change?
Published 24.08.2018
You asked a female part-timer with children to change her working days although this caused no actual difference to her total working hours. She’s now saying this amounts to sex discrimination. Does
she have a case?
Published 04.11.2009