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).
Private equity companies have come under a fresh attack for enjoying tax breaks.
This time it was the turn of merged firms...
The head of the AA’s main union has welcomed management assurances on job security following the motoring services group’s £6.2bn merger with...
Premier Foods is to shed up to 580 jobs following a review of its UK manufacturing facilities.Premier, maker of Branston Pickle...
The current trend for consolidation in HR services and outsourcing looks set to continue, but what will that mean for the profession?
Reuters HR boss Stephen Dando is to head the human resources function at the newly formed Thomson-Reuters company following the...
When Henkel - home of household detergents - acquired Sellotape, things could have been a bit sticky or spun out of control. But the HR team made sure former Sellotape staff were happy to stick with their new employer. Helen Kelly reports.
Q I am the managing director of an organisation with around 600 staff and have recently bought out a smaller...
The TUC is calling on the government to introduce a set of measures to deal with ‘threats’ to the economy...
Housebuilder Barratt Developments will shed up to 400 jobs in the wake of its £2.2bn purchase of rival, Wilson Bowden,...
The £46bn agreed merger between Barclays and Dutch rival ABN Amro will result in 12,800 jobs cuts or 6% of the...
Trade unions have expressed their concern about the multi-billion pound battle by private equity firms to take over the high-street chemist...
Increasing levels of joint working between NHS trusts and local councils could result in HR jobs being lost in both...
The biggest civil service union has warned the government that a new justice department will fail unless staff and budget...
More than 90% of corporate mergers and acquisitions are falling short of their objectives, as companies struggle to combine corporate...
Outsourcing firm Xchanging has completed the purchase of Xchanging HR Services, its jointly-owned company, from defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems....
