Company restructure changing place of work
Help, this is a question on behalf of my partner but his HR keep sending him round in circles.
His company restructured last month, merging two areas together. This resulted in some redundancy and re-interviewing for jobs, where employees were allocated roles which closely matched their skills / previous roles.
My husband’s original job was remote as it required national travel, with an office ‘base’ in Glasgow for wider team meetings etc. his contract stated this.
The new role he’s been allocated covers only the east of Scotland (vs the whole country), which is fine as he was prepared to travel and still has remote working in part of the role, however on his new contract they’ve adjusted his ‘base’ to Edinburgh.
This means now that none of his travel is covered until he reaches Edinburgh - he’s based in Glasgow. This now means he’s upwards of an 1-2 hours travel + mileage (estimated 50 miles return?!) he can’t claim until he hits Edinburgh.
Obviously this will be a huge financial, time and mileage hit for him. It seems like his contract has been changed because the company are aware of the lieu and expenses time he would be claiming.
Given he was originally hired and his contract stated Glasgow for his base, can his HR change this with the restructure?
He was allocated this role by the company following interview, so it’s not like he applied for it specifically. Would Union involvement be beneficial at this point?
To add, his whole team is based in Glasgow.