Query over something in my contract

man235

In my contract it states:

"Changes to your terms of employment - We reserve the right to make reasonable changes to any of your terms of employment."

Does this mean they can change my contract without my agreement?

I have just been asked to sign a new contract, one that is all round worse in a whole heap of ways e.g. 5 weeks notice for dismissal has been reduced to 1 week.

Anyway, I won't be agreeing to the new contract but I'm worried they will change it anyway as they might not need me to agree given what it says in my current contract?

JJG

How long have you worked for them? Statutory notice period is 1 week for less than 2 years. Then 1 week for every year employed after 2 years.

getmore4less

Even without the contract term they can make changes.

Some we tend to just accept like pay rises or more holiday but these are changes just like any other.

Reasonable should also include consultation the business reason and notice of the change but some employers will just ignore those.

They cannot override statutory notice(1 week per year employer, 1 week employee after a month))

With less than 2 years service they can dismiss for any reason that means in practice any change can be made.


Often if possible consultation is the best way forward so there is a mutual understanding of the reasons and benefits of the changes.
You may not like or agree with them but at least understand why they have been changed.

ohreally

Become a unionised workplace.