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Hello, my name is Ben and it is my pleasure to assist you with your question today. What is the reason for these changes?
implementation of a roper home working policy as I think it was identified as a risk of not having one.
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As your contracted position is changing you do have the right to challenge this, by seeking any of the proposed responses you mentioned.
You can say no, but that does not mean the employer cannot just force through the changes, If that happens you then have to consider how to deal with it and it would generally involve raising a grievance and eventually resigning and claiming constructive dismissal.
You can try and negotiate some compensation for the additional costs but you cannot force the employer to agree to this, but of course no harm in trying. They could eventually come to some form of an agreement.
This could also potentially amount to a redundancy if it can be shown that the employer n longer requires as many employees dong the particular job you are doing. However, you cannot force them to make you redundant and if they refuse then you are going back to the constructive dismissal option as well.
So these are your options and how you legally stand – eventually if nothing can be resolved you will go through a formal grievance at first and the final option is the constructive dismissal route.
Please let me know if this has answered your original question or if you need me to clarify anything else for you in relation to this? Thanks