We can help you if your employer :-
- Won't give you a written contract of employment
- Is trying to change your terms and conditions of employment without your consent
You can speak without obligation to one of our expert Employment Law Solicitors.
Your employers must provide you (after 2 months service) with a written statement or a contract of employment setting out the main terms and conditions of employment.
Amendments to your Contract of Employment
If either party later wants to change the terms this has to be agreed.
- Agreed changes don't necessarily have to be in writing
- If they alter the terms in your written statement your employer must give you another written statement showing the changes within a month
Your contract of employment may include a flexibility clause giving your employer the right to change certain conditions or a mobility clause allowing changes to where you work. A flexibility clause cannot be used to bring in unreasonable changes.
If your employer is taken over by another company, or changes location, your existing terms and conditions should continue, although the new owners should give you an amended written statement.
If you want to make a change to your contract of employment, you can't insist on it unless they're covered by a statutory right.
If your employer wants to change your contract of employment they should consult you or your representative (for example, a trade union official), explain the reasons, and listen to your ideas.
Changes can be agreed direct with you, or by a ‘collective agreement’ between your employer and a trade union (this might be allowed under your contract even if you are not in a union).
If you think your Statutory Rights have been breached please contact us to discuss how we might be able to assist you.
