Care over discretion

You may have reserved in your contracts an amount of employers’ ‘discretion’ when it comes to eg. deciding what somebody’s bonus should be or if sick pay applies, or whether somebody is a good leaver with regards to share options. You have no doubt wanted to give...

Making changes to contracts

You should be used to the idea that an employer can’t unilaterally impose a change in somebody’s contract of employment, without it being a breach that the employee can potentially accept and bring their employment to an end. We all aim to seek agreement with staff...