Module 4 · Chapter 9

Changing the Contract: Variation and the Fire-and-Rehire Rules

Why an employer cannot keep a right to change any term, which changes it may make alone, which need the employee’s signature, and what the new fire-and-rehire rules add.

≈ 8 min read 8-question test

In this chapter

  • Why a clause letting the employer change any term gives less than it promises
  • Which changes the new fire-and-rehire rules protect, and the one exception
  • What clause 26 lets Cressby change alone, and how it tells Esme in writing

9.1Changing the Contract in one paragraph

The Contract fixes Esme’s terms on the day she signs it. Cressby is growing fast, and the sales job may need to change with it. The Contract lets Cressby make a few changes alone, and every other change needs Esme’s signature. A new rule, due from January 2027, adds a firm limit: dismissing her for refusing a change to her pay, hours, pension or time off will be automatically unfair.

Key point

Cressby may change alone only what clause 26.1 names. Anything else needs a change in writing that Esme signs, and she may say no.

Also in this chapter

  1. Why a right to change any term gives so little
  2. The new fire-and-rehire rule
  3. What Cressby may change alone, and what needs her signature
  4. Telling her about a change in writing
  5. Your job

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