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The Local Legal Experts
Employment Law Update - May 2010
Employment Contracts
Can they be changed without consent?
In light of the current economic downturn, Pardoes have been asked to provide a lot of
employers and employees alike with advice as to...
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The Local Legal Experts
Employment Law Update - May 2010
Employment Contracts
Can they be changed without consent?
In light of the current economic downturn, Pardoes have been asked to provide a lot of
employers and employees alike with advice as to whether changes can be made to an
employee’s contract of employment.
Changes for example to bonus schemes, rates of
pay or hours can assist a business to continue trading during a challenging financial
climate and provide an alternative to redundancy.
However such changes are,
understandably, not always welcome.
If an employee withholds his consent to a
change being introduced, but the employer continues to implement the change
anyway, can it be done lawfully?
Under contract law, employers cannot usually change the terms of a contract
unilaterally.
However, in a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
accepted that employers can reserve the right to vary employees contracts unilaterally
as long as the term is clear and
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