# The National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of staff to Assembly Commission Scheme) Order 2007, Article 8: Effect of variation of contract of employment


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1169/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-transfer-of-staff-to-assembly-commission-scheme-order-2007/article-8
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