Mergers and acquisitions refers to the consolidation of companies. A merger is the combining of two companies to form a new company. An acquisition is the purchase of one company by another company.
The key area for HR departments during mergers and acquisitions is TUPE transfers. Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) laws safeguard employees’ rights when there is a transfer of a business or service from one organisation (the transferor) to another organisation (the transferee).
The government’s decision to shelve plans to merge UK police forces has been labelled “disastrous” by the body representing rank...
Fears over the cost of pensions and redundancies have led to the government scrapping plans for a £1bn merger of police forces across England and Wales, it is reported today
Controversial police merger plans get helping hand from consultancy team.
Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft presented it with an integration challenge. Jessica Twentyman reports
Workers whose employers are taken over by a US multinational are likely to see a significant rise in their salaries within two years.
A Midlands police authority has unanimously rejected the home secretary's plea for its force to volunteer to merge with three other constabularies
Staff fears in police mergers; BA pilots prepare for strike; UK is shining example
Having doubled in size in five years, Portman Building Society needed to improve the performance of its managers if it was to sustain its impressive sales growth. Alex Blyth reports
HR professionals working in police forces across England and Wales face a daunting few months as the government's controversial proposals to merge the 43 divisions take shape.
Accountancy firm Ernst & Young pulled together a 100-strong group into a team talk to create a new identity after an internal merger. Alex Blyth reports
Companies will no longer be offered guidance on potential mergers, the new head of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced.
Boots and Alliance Unichem's partnership is the latest high-profile merger to hit the headlines. With 76,000 employees involved, the HR team will have its work cut out aligning cultures and dealing with the numerous people issues arising from the move
Union leaders have been in urgent discussions with management at mobile operator 02, after Spanish rival Telefonica announced it was bidding for the firm.
HR staff at health and beauty chains Boots and Alliance UniChem face an uncertain future after the two firms unveiled merger plans in a deal worth £7bn.
Telecoms firm Cable & Wireless (C&W) is to buy privately-owned rival Energis for about £674m to step up its challenge to the BT Group
