My employer has taken over another company and told me to work in another location. Is this reasonable?

Your contract of employment may contain an express term requiring you to move to another location. In some cases such a ‘mobility clause’ may be implied in the contract, for example in senior positions.

Normally an express mobility clause in your contract would be enforceable and your employer would be able to insist on the move. However, if the mobility clause is proportionately more difficult to comply with for a particular category of worker, say part-timers or women, it may be regarded as unlawful indirect discrimination