We are pleased to present the latest edition of the ILLN Newsletter. This issue focuses on the unilateral amendment of employment terms and conditions, examining how far employers may go in changing pay, working time, duties, place of work and other contractual conditions without the employee’s consent, as applied across ILLN member states.

While the legal frameworks, the scope of managerial authority and the consequences of overstepping it vary considerably between jurisdictions, a common thread runs through each contribution: the need to strike a proportionate balance between the employer’s legitimate business flexibility and the employee’s right not to have the terms of the bargain rewritten without agreement.

This cross-jurisdictional overview highlights both shared principles and key differences in how unilateral changes to employment terms are regulated and enforced across Europe.