Working at Home for a Year - New Boss Just said can't do it any more!

[titchy]

Just that really. DH's old boss was hapy for him to work 1 fixed day a week at home. He has email agreements, but nothing in his actual contract to say his place of work will be at home for a day each week.

He's been doing this pattern for a year. New boss who's been in post 6 months or so wants dh to spend 5 days a week in the office from the end of this month. DH prepared to compromise and be full time in office after Christmas - but 3 weeks notice?!

Does this constitute a chnage to terms and conditions (job hasn't changed one jot) and if so doesn't employer need to consult and/or give notice?

TIA

The boss can insist with one months notice

It counts as change to custom and practice conditions so shd give one month notice afaik

If it's part of his terms and conditions his employer will have to jump through a few more hoops than just giving notice.

What do the email agreements say?

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/EmploymentContractsAndConditions/DG_10028079

does this help at all?

Email is just one from his old boss saying basically 'That's fine to work at home on Mondays'. Dated about a year ago...

It is becuase of childcare, although dcs are at school when he's working if that makes a difference. Basically him working from home means he can drop kids at school and pick them up, doing 7 hours work while they're at school/after school clubs. Rather than spend two hours a day commuting.

I would suggest he writes/emails saying that he has confirmation of his arrangement to work at home one day a week, with no indication that this was temporary in any way. He should say he understands this forms part of his terms and conditions and therefore cannot be changed without his consent. As a compromise he is happy to give that consent on the basis that the new arrangement starts in January in order to enable him to make alternative childcare arrangements.

If he writes that they will be daft to turn him down and try to push for 3 weeks time.