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Article 8 Effect of variation of contract of employment

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(1)

In respect of a contract of employment that is, or will be, transferred by article 4 , any purported variation of the contract shall be void if the sole or principal reason for the variation is—

(a)

the transfer itself; or

(b)

a reason connected with the transfer that is not an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing changes in the workforce.

(2)

Paragraph (1) shall not prevent the Assembly and a listed relevant employee whose contract of employment will be transferred by article 4 from agreeing a variation of that contract if the sole or principal reason for the variation is—

(a)

a reason connected with the transfer that is an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing changes in the workforce; or

(b)

a reason unconnected with the transfer.

(3)

Paragraph (1) shall not prevent the Assembly Commission and a listed relevant employee whose contract of employment is transferred by article 4 from agreeing a variation of that contract if the sole or principal reason for the variation is—

(a)

a reason connected with the transfer that is an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing changes in the workforce; or

(b)

a reason unconnected with the transfer.