A law firm which changed a new employee’s verbally agreed contract terms four days before his employment was due to commence has lost a claim for breach of contract at the tribunal. Why was there a
breach?
Published 14.12.2022
You’ve lowered the rate of expenses an employee was eligible for. He wasn’t happy but carried on working anyway. Now, seven months later, he’s resigned and claimed for his unpaid expenses. What’s the
position?
Published 27.11.2008
You may have staff who have agreed to work flexibly in order to try to avoid a redundancy situation. Can you simply rely on an “ad hoc” verbal arrangement, or is it safer to put it in writing?
Published 05.06.2009
An employee has been awarded £22,000 by the tribunal because his employer imposed a change to his working hours. Why was this such a costly error?
Published 10.10.2017
Having received your job offer the successful applicant is unhappy about the starting salary. The person they speak to verbally assures them that they’ll be “entitled to automatic pay rises”. Are you
obliged to honour this promise?
Published 07.10.2014
You recently sent an employment contract out to a successful job applicant. Having done so, you’d now like to alter it by adding an additional term. As the contract hasn’t yet been signed and
returned, can you do this?
Published 07.07.2017
Due to the crisis you need to make cost savings so you’ve tried to reduce an employee’s hours and pay by mutual consent. They’ve refused to negotiate but you still wish to proceed. What are your
options?
Published 18.05.2020
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
An employee’s contract states that their “normal working hours are 8:45am to 5:15pm”. However, in practice, they’ve mainly worked 8:30am to 5:00pm. If you’ve never challenged this, is there now a
binding custom and practice?
Published 05.06.2014
A few months ago an employee made a flexible working request and it was agreed that they could alter their hours. But they’re now coming and going as they please. How should you handle this
situation?
Published 30.11.2010