By Nick Robertson | Brightmine editor: Susie Munro
Employers may wish to change employees’ terms and conditions of employment for a number of reasons. For example, it might be necessary to reduce levels of benefits if the organisation is facing financial difficulty, or to change employees’ duties in the context of a restructure or to reflect developments in the employer’s business.
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- The reasons for the change
- Timing considerations
- Code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement
- The risk of discrimination
- TUPE considerations
- Can the employer make the change unilaterally?
- Operating a contractual clause that authorises the change
- Obtaining express agreement to the change
- Collective bargaining
- Communication and individual consultation
- Implementing the variation with consent
- Dismissal and re-engagement
- Collective consultation
- Individual consultation on dismissal
- Implementing dismissal and re-engagement
- Reform of rules on dismissal and re-engagement – January 2027
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About the authors
Susie Munro
Senior Legal Editor, Brightmine
Susie has over 20 years’ experience as a solicitor, writer and legal editor. She is responsible for the Brightmine How to guides and FAQs and also works on the Employment law cases.
Susie joined the Brightmine editorial team in 2009 having previously worked for Age Concern England, where she advised on and wrote about age discrimination and mandatory retirement.
After obtaining an LLB in law from Sussex University, then completing the Legal Practice Course at Bournemouth University, Susie qualified as a solicitor in 2004. She specialised in employment law, working in private practice for a firm in Birmingham.
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Nick Robertson
Nick Robertson is a partner and head of employment in London at global law firm Mayer Brown.