Asda tried to ensure that all staff would not suffer a reduction in pay by moving to the new pay structure. A small proportion of Asda’s store staff were employed on an old pay structure and Asda wanted to amend their contracts of employment to bring them into line with the new pay structure adopted by the majority of their staff.
This decision is a useful one for employers who wish to make changes to their working practices to adapt to the ongoing economic problems in many sectors. In Bateman and others v Asda Stores Ltd, the EAT upheld a tribunal decision that Asda was entitled to rely upon a statement in its employee handbook reserving the right to vary contractual terms in order to harmonise its pay structure, without the need to obtain the affected employees’ express consent.
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