Transfers of undertakings: TUPE trials and tribulations

Charles Wynn-Evans analyses recent decisions on transfers of undertakings and service provision changes under TUPE ‘As the EAT observed, “an issue affecting an employee’s conduct or competence, if suddenly acted upon at the point of transfer, is unlikely to be the sole or principal reason for the dismissal”.’ The courts and tribunals continue to grapple …
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TUPE: Identifying the date of the transfer

A recent EAT decision has provided welcome clarity about how to determine when a TUPE transfer took place, explains Jeffrey Jupp ‘A transfer may occur when no employees are working and none of the transferred activities are being carried out.’ The precise date of a business transfer can be an issue of great significance. In …
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