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Dr John McMullen

Dr John McMullen

Dr John McMullen is a partner at Wrigleys Solicitors LLP and author of Business Transfers and Employee Rights.

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    • TUPE
    • Unfair dismissal

    TUPE: Were the reasons for dismissal personal?

    by Dr John McMullen 14 Mar 2019
    by Dr John McMullen 14 Mar 2019

    A recent Court of Appeal case looked at whether someone dismissed directly before a business transfer was right to claim...

    • Service provision changes
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    TUPE and service provision change: What happens if a service is fragmented?

    by Dr John McMullen 25 Sep 2018
    by Dr John McMullen 25 Sep 2018

    Service provision change is a notoriously thorny area of TUPE transfer law. But it can become even more complex where...

    • Latest News
    • TUPE
    • Unfair dismissal

    TUPE: Establishing reason for dismissal is not always clear cut

    by Dr John McMullen 30 Apr 2018
    by Dr John McMullen 30 Apr 2018

    Does an employee who is let go shortly before a transfer of business always qualify for automatic unfair dismissal?

    • Offshoring
    • Outsourcing
    • TUPE

    How does TUPE apply when an employee asks to be transferred?

    by Dr John McMullen 22 Jan 2018
    by Dr John McMullen 22 Jan 2018

    When a business or service is transferred outside the UK, affected employees often take redundancy. But what happens if an...

    • Service provision changes
    • Employment law
    • TUPE

    TUPE abattoir case decision reinforces activity rules

    by Dr John McMullen 18 Sep 2017
    by Dr John McMullen 18 Sep 2017

    The recent decision on Anglo Beef Processors UK v Longland is the latest TUPE case to confirm the rules on...

    • Service provision changes
    • Employment law
    • TUPE

    TUPE  service provision change: case underlines TUPE rule on “principal purpose” of an “organised grouping of employees”

    by Dr John McMullen 30 May 2017
    by Dr John McMullen 30 May 2017

    The case of Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust v Harland.underlines the principle that for TUPE to apply...

    • Service provision changes
    • Case law
    • Employment law

    Common sense needed in TUPE service provision changes

    by Dr John McMullen 21 Feb 2017
    by Dr John McMullen 21 Feb 2017

    A recent legal ruling shows that sound judgment is needed during TUPE service provision changes to decide whether or not...

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • TUPE

    Tribunal case shows a number of factors decide when TUPE applies

    by Dr John McMullen 6 Dec 2016
    by Dr John McMullen 6 Dec 2016

    In the recent case of ALNO (UK) Ltd v Turner the Employment Appeal Tribunal stressed the need to apply the...

    • Service provision changes
    • Personnel Today
    • Employment law

    Case shows TUPE service provision changes only apply to group providing service immediately before the transfer

    by Dr John McMullen 6 Sep 2016
    by Dr John McMullen 6 Sep 2016

    Dr John McMullen explains how the “principal purpose” test in TUPE service provision changes relates to an organised grouping of...

    • Service provision changes
    • TUPE

    TUPE case confirms obligations apply to multiple providers

    by Dr John McMullen 14 Jun 2016
    by Dr John McMullen 14 Jun 2016

    TUPE transferee obligations can apply where a service changing hands is divided among multiple providers on functional lines, explains Dr...

    • Employment law
    • TUPE

    TUPE and short-term contracts: tribunal case leaves uncertainty

    by Dr John McMullen 13 Mar 2016
    by Dr John McMullen 13 Mar 2016

    The recent employment tribunal case of ICTS UK Ltd v Mahdi shows there is uncertainty about TUPE and short-term contracts....

    • Employment law
    • TUPE

    TUPE: ECJ decides a classic business transfer case

    by Dr John McMullen 10 Dec 2015
    by Dr John McMullen 10 Dec 2015

    A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice provides a classic example for HR practitioners of what constitutes a...

    • TUPE

    TUPE: A third party cannot dictate whether or not an employee is “assigned”

    by Dr John McMullen 2 Sep 2015
    by Dr John McMullen 2 Sep 2015

    A recent ruling in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) gives clarity about when an employee is “assigned” to an employer...

    • Service provision changes
    • TUPE

    A TUPE service provision change can apply to transfers to more than one firm

    by Dr John McMullen 1 May 2015
    by Dr John McMullen 1 May 2015

    Application of a TUPE service provision change transfer depends on whether or not activities on behalf of a client cease...

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • TUPE

    Case shows risk of transferee liability for harassment occurring before TUPE transfers

    by Dr John McMullen 29 Jan 2015
    by Dr John McMullen 29 Jan 2015

    It is well known in employment law that transferee employers will inherit liability for the transferor’s acts and omissions in...

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