Employment law

Employment contract variation flow chart 2 Use this flow chart when attempting to impose a contractual variation that requires employee consent. See the employment contract variation flow chart 1 to help you determine if employee consent is needed.Â... Read more

Letter seeking agreement to vary employment contract terms The best way to achieve a change to one or more terms of an employee's contract of employment is by mutual agreement. Let the employee know in writing that you are proposing to make a change a... Read more

Letter terminating employment and offering re-employment on new termsWhere an employee refuses to accept a contractual change, as a last resort you may decide that the way forward is to impose the variation by way of dismissal from the old contract o... Read more

Meeting to discuss varying contract termsWhere you're proposing to obtain an employee's express consent to vary the terms of their employment contract, kick the process off with our letter.Consultation is keyWhere you wish to make a permanent change ... Read more

Letter of dismissal on long-term incapacity groundsUse our letter when dismissing an employee due to long-term sickness absence. You must first have followed a fair dismissal procedure, including obtaining medical evidence and consulting with the emp... Read more

Meeting request following a period of long-term incapacityOnce you've obtained a medical report, the next stage is to arrange a meeting with your absent employee to discuss its contents and any recommendations that it makes. In particular, you should ... Read more