An employer does not have an automatic
right to vary an employee's terms of
employment. The extent to which
employers can unilaterally change an
employee's terms or working arrangements
will depend entirely on the terms
themselves.
If the contract contains flexible
clauses or incorporates machinery for
change (such as having a staff handbook
'as issued from time to time
incorporated into the contract) then the
employer will be able to alter the terms
in line with these clauses.
If there is no flexibility or machinery
for change then employers must follow
the correct procedure if they want to
alter an employee’s terms of employment
in order to minimise the possibility of
claims for damages and/or compensation
relating to the change.
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