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).
One in five HR functions would not be ready to provide support if their business became involved in a merger or acquisition, according to research.
Motoring services group RAC is to part company with group HR director Jill Nealon, following its takeover by insurance giant...
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Allied Domecq's chief executive could receive a windfall of more than £14m if takeover talks lead to the sale of the drinks business.
HR staff at the RAC and Norwich Union face an uncertain few weeks, after the insurer's parent company Aviva announced it would cut 1,700 jobs.
The £220m deal to create an HR outsourcing joint venture has finally been agreed by IT services giant EDS and HR consultancy Towers Perrin.
Mike Theaker’s assertion that PeopleSoft clients will begin a rethink of their system strategy, will not surprise many of its customers (Personnel Today, 18 January)
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble expects to cut 6,000 jobs, after agreeing a £30bn merger with health and beauty product manufacturer Gillette.
High-profile customers which use PeopleSoft software to run HR reassured by Oracle promise to support PeopleSoft products until 2013
Oracle's takeover of PeopleSoft will spur HR departments across the UK to re-examine their IT requirements
Oracle could cut 6,000 jobs from PeopleSoft with the confirmation of its buyout.
After 18 months of takeover battles Oracle has moved to reassure PeopleSoft users that it will not abandon them or the products they use
PeopleSoft yesterday rejected software rival Oracle’s “best and final” bid of $24 per share – worth £5bn – and recommended...
The European Commission has followed the lead of authorities in the US in clearing the way for Oracle's acquisition of HR software provider PeopleSoft
Unifi, the financial union, has finally merged with Amicus after a complaint over the balloting process was dismissed by the...
