Legal risks and practical considerations in contract variation
5OS01 – Specialist employment law
This CIPD Level 5 video on legal risks and practical considerations in contract variation supports unit 5OS01 – Specialist employment law, specifically addressing assessment criteria AC 3.1 on discussing the legal implications of varying contracts. The video explores lawful processes for implementing contractual changes, including consultation procedures, unilateral variation, dismiss-and-re-engage tactics, and collective bargaining approaches, whilst analysing key risks such as breach of contract, constructive dismissal, discrimination claims, and 'stand and sue' scenarios. By examining flexibility clauses and contractual management strategies, learners will gain practical knowledge of how to navigate contract variations compliantly and protect their organisation from employment law disputes.
Assessment Criteria 3.1
Discuss the legal implications of varying contracts.
Indicative Content
Lawful processes for changing; process for consultation and gaining agreement for change, change unilaterally, dismiss and re-engage; vary through collective bargaining; risks associated with varying contracts such as breach of contract, constructive dismissal, ‘stand and sue’, discrimination; contractual issues in the management of change; flexibility clauses.
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About 5OS01 – Specialist employment law
This unit considers key areas of employment legislation and its legal framework, focusing on how people professionals are obliged to take account of legal requirements in different jurisdictions when carrying out the varied aspects of their role.
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