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[2022] WLR(D) 63
Queen’s Bench Division
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others v Tesco Stores Ltd
[2022] EWHC 201 (QB)
2021 May 5, 6; 2022 Feb 3
Ellenbogen J
Employment— Contract of employment— Implied term— Employer seeking to relocate employees to new distribution centres— Employees agreeing to new employment contracts including provision for “retained pay” to protect them against any difference in value between old and new contracts— Employer subsequently seeking to terminate contracts and re-engage employees on terms not including entitlement to retained pay— Whether employer entitled to do so— Whether prevented by implied term in employment contracts