If you do not tell your employer that you are unhappy with the change and start to work under the new terms and conditions, your employer may take this as your agreement to the change. You need to let your employer know if you are not happy with the change they are trying to make. But there are some exceptions – for instance, if your contract allows your employer to make the specific change and the change is reasonable. If you are unhappy with the change, you can usually refuse. If you are happy with the change, you can agree to the new terms verbally or in writing – we recommend that you agree the change in writing, and make it clear if the change is only intended to be temporary (or it may become a permanent change). You can refuse to accept the change, and your employer normally cannot force you to accept it but there are some exceptions to this and ways employers can impose changes on you. This will help to alert to your employer that there maybe additional considerations under the Equality Act. Some changes may be difficult for working parents and carers to agree to because of caring responsibilities. If you are concerned about the changes you should explain clearly the reasons why and give the background to why they may be particularly difficult for you to agree to and how they may affect you e.g. because of childcare responsibility/nursery hours and location your partners shift pattern if you are a single parent and have sole responsibility for caring for children or if you care for an adult. Usually your employer needs your agreement to change your contract.
Your rights if your employer changes your contract
Your employer gives you written notice of the changes under a “variation clause” in your contract.Your employer imposes new terms on you without your agreement or consent (sometimes called ‘imposed change’) e.g. tells you your days or hours have changed from your agreed pattern.There are four main ways an employer can try to make changes to your contract without your agreement: How employers may try to make changes to your contract We also cover ‘dismissal and re-engagement or ‘fire and rehire’ tactics which is when your employer gives notice to terminate your existing employment contract and makes an offer of employment on new terms, which may be less favourable to you.Īs this is a complicated area of the law, we recommend that you seek legal advice on your options if you find yourself in this situation. We cover issues arising when your employer makes changes the terms of your contract without your agreement (sometimes called ‘imposed changes’).
In this article, we explain your rights and options available to you when your employer tries to change your terms of employment. Sometimes your employer may want to make changes to your employment contract, such as changes to your working hours or location that you may not be happy with. This could be because they don’t seem fair or are unfavourable to you – for instance, your employer may be reducing or changing your hours or changing your place of work or reducing your pay.
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