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The employer, Asda, wanted to amend the contracts of existing employees so that their pay structure would be brought in to line with the more up-to-date ‘Top Rate’ regime. Most employees adopted this new regime, either willingly or forceably, but a small number claimed breach of contract and in some cases unfair dismissal, contending that they did not consent to the new regime. In this test case, Asda justified its decision to unilaterally vary the terms of the employment contract by relying on provisions contained within the staff handbook, which formed part of the terms and conditions of employment. In particular, the ET considered the following part of the staff handbook: ‘The Company reserves the right to review, revise, amend or replace the content of this handbook, and introduce new policies from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the business’.

The claimants claimed, amongst others things, that the power to vary an employment contract was limited to non-contractual policies and any proposed variation as to pay would still require consent from the employees. This was rejected by the ET who ruled that Asda, by unambiguously including a clause in the staff handbook stating that it could unilaterally change terms and conditions without the consent of the employees, were entitled to do as they did. The main ground of appeal was that the Tribunal had failed to consider how the employees, most of whom were of limited intellect, may have interpreted the staff handbook. Then EAT rejected the submission that none of the employees could reasonably have understood the effect of the unilateral discretion to amend terms and conditions. It also rejected the assertion by the claimants that the clause related to amendments of the handbook and not to the terms and conditions of the employment contract. Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Serial Song. __________________________ Appeal No.