Variation of employment contract

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There are 5 formal letters in this pack each varying a different term of the most common variations of a contract. These variations are:increase in paychange of responsibilitiesincrease in annual leavechange of work locationchange of work status
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About this document

Circumstances change and your business will need to adapt. For example, your business may need to relocate, or there may be changes in the law requiring you to increases an employee’s wage. Any changes to en employee’s terms and conditions must be recorded. This document includes five letters of the most frequent changes to an employment contract. Of course they can be amended to suit other, less common variations too.

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  • Suitable for all businesses, whatever type or size
  • Suitable for all employers, heads of departments and managers
  • Written in plain English
  • With explanatory notes and guidance

Contents

  • Letter to vary work location
  • Letter to vary work status
  • Letter to increase pay
  • Letter to change employee’s small tasks and responsibilities
  • Letter to increase annual leave
  • Confirmation to employee that the remainder of the employment contract has not been changed
  • Option for the employee to dispute the changes
Sample variation of employment contractFront cover

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06 December 2019
Easy to use and adapt.
Jennifer Hargreaves
Review of the United Kingdom version
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