Private companies that acquire staff from the public sector may still have to honour pre-existing collective agreements, writes Christopher Mordue. Are public-sector workers transferred to private-­sector contractors under TUPE still entitled to  More...
08 May 2013 00:01

A case involving the transfer of a council's agency staff has served as an important reminder to employers of their obligation to provide complete information to the workers' representatives during the consultation process, says solicitor Charles Wynn-E  More...
06 May 2013 00:01

With potential change ahead for TUPE, employment lawyers Bernadette Daley and Miriam Bruce ask: What would a world without the service change provision rules look like? As part of its commitment to cut through employment law red tape, the Government   More...
11 February 2013 11:11

David Cameron’s speech this morning on the future of the UK’s relationship with the European Union (EU) has made the prospect of the UK Government operating outside the legal systems of the EU a distinct possibility. The Prime Minister pledged   More...
23 January 2013 15:44

The Government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the TUPE Regulations, which includes the proposal to remove the provisions on service provision changes. The Government said the proposed changes will "improve and simplify" the  More...
18 January 2013 11:49

On this page: Summary Case study Key references Overview The importance ofobserving good practice when implementing a transfer Benefits for the transferor of engaging with its employees Benefits for the transfe  More...
08 January 2013 12:33

Two long-running religious discrimination cases are among those pending for 2013, alongside other important employment law decisions pending on redundancy, TUPE and disability discrimination. We round up 10 of the significant legal decisi  More...
02 January 2013 06:03

Government sets out timetable for employment law changes Friday 15 March 2013 14:42 The Government has set out a number of forthcoming legal amendments due to take place as a result of its employment law review, which set out to an  More...
02 January 2013 05:57

Mergers, acquisitions and outsourcing where the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) are applicable can present significant challenges for employers, particularly in meeting contractual obligations and integrating   More...
05 December 2012 00:00

Changes to the corporate structure of a business (such as through mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and/or disposal) may have significant human resources implications. Although HR issues may not always start out as a priority agenda item,   More...
15 October 2012 10:22

With TUPE transfers, it used to be said that "the employees go with the work". It is not as simple as that, however. The courts are tightening up on the test of what is needed to show that the employee is actually part of the human capital of the f  More...
08 October 2012 12:35

Seawell Ltd v Ceva Freight (UK) Ltd and another FACTS Ceva is a freight forwarding and management logistics business. Ceva employed Mr Moffat as a logistics coordinator at its warehouse in Dyce. The workforce at Dyce was organised into two  More...
07 August 2012 14:32

Argyll Coastal Services Ltd v Stirling and others FACTS The claimants were 11 members of the crew of the St Brandan boat and two people who worked for the company that owned it, J&A Gardner & Co Ltd (JAG). JAG contracted with the Minist  More...
29 May 2012 11:25

Eddie Stobart Ltd v Moreman and others FACTS Eddie Stobart Ltd (Stobart) operated a meat warehouse. Originally, the company had contracts with five suppliers at the site, but by 2009 only two remained: Forza, which supplied meat to Asda; and Vi  More...
03 April 2012 15:05

According to the HR Professionals Survey 2012 , more than 25% of employers would select TUPE as the employment law of choice to abolish. Employment law barrister Daniel Barnett, who carried out the survey with RTS Media, looks at the reasons fo  More...
21 March 2012 12:32

Enterprise Management Services Ltd v Connect-Up Ltd FACTS The claimants were employed by Enterprise Management Services Ltd (Enterprise) on a contract to be the preferred provider of IT support for schools run by Leeds City Council. Enterprise   More...
13 March 2012 14:07

With many organisations outsourcing employees, Kylie Morsley advises on how TUPE applies to two common situations. When the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is mentioned to business managers, most groan du  More...
27 February 2012 09:00

Around 3,000 staff who were made redundant from just under 200 Woolworths stores across the country will not receive a share of the payout of up to £67.8 million awarded to other employees due to the small size of the workforce in their branches.   More...
03 February 2012 10:57

The vexed question of TUPE and companies in administration has again come into the spotlight in the Court of Appeal in Key2Law v De'Antiquis . When a liquidator sells a business, neither the liquidator nor the purchaser need worry about employees t  More...
30 January 2012 00:01

TUPE remains one of the most complex areas of employment law and one that continues to evolve - not least as businesses are more frequently bought and sold out of, or on the verge of, administration. Barrister Paras Gorasia provides a reminder of the ba  More...
23 January 2012 00:01