Change of Terms and Conditions Consultation Letters and Variation Agreement

A fair process for changing employment terms by agreement – consultation letter, meeting record, variation agreement and confirmation letter – with guidance on the new “fire and rehire” restrictions.

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Guidance notes included
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People & HR

Change of Terms and Conditions Consultation Letters and Variation Agreement

About this document

What it’s for

Changing an employee’s contract (hours, pay structure, place of work, duties, shift patterns) needs their agreement. This pack helps you consult properly, explain the business reasons, record agreement and confirm the change in writing within the required time.

When to use it

  • When you want to make a permanent change to terms and conditions
  • When an employee asks for a change you are willing to agree (e.g. reduced hours)
  • Not for minor changes the contract already allows (check the contract first)

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Letter A – Proposal and invitation to consultation meeting
  • Consultation meeting record
  • Variation agreement
  • Letter B – Confirmation of agreed change

How to complete it

  • Explain the business case and consult individually (and collectively if 20 or more employees are affected)
  • Give employees time to consider and take advice
  • Record agreement on the variation agreement and update the written statement within one month

Key points to check

  • The Employment Rights Act 2025 makes dismissal for refusing certain changes automatically unfair – expected from March 2027
  • Never impose a change without agreement – take advice

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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