“…ividual employees are accepting a reduction in their contractual entitlement to pay, even if they themselves say nothing. This is clear from Rigby v Ferodo Ltd [1988] ICR 29: see para 74 above.…”
“…An important decision to which Mr Mansfield drew attention as demonstrating what he says is the anomalous position of the Rule is Rigby v Ferodo Ltd [1988] ICR 29. In that case the claim was for failure to pay wages due under a contract of employment. The employers had issued a communication to their staff informing them…”
“…In Rigby v Ferodo Ltd [1988] ICR 29 the defendant employers sought to agree a 5% pay cut with the trade union representing their workforce. Agreement did not prove possible, and eventually they i…”
“…The law in such a case is reasonably clear. Perhaps the leading authority is Rigby v Ferodo [1988] ICR 29. [Jacob LJ quoted the final sentence of the passage from the speech of Lord Oliver in Rigby set out at para. 73 above.]…”