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What is TUPE?
TUPE stands for Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. These rules protect employees when their workplace is sold or when a contract for services moves to a new company. TUPE ensures employees keep their jobs, employment terms, and rights during these changes.
The TUPE Regulations can also apply in situations involving insolvent businesses taken over by new companies, offering continued protections to affected employees.
What Are The Employee Rights Under TUPE?
Under TUPE, employees maintain their original terms of employment, including continuity of service, when transferred to a new employer. Employees are protected from unfair dismissal and unlawful alterations to their contractual terms post-transfer. Additionally, employees must be properly informed and consulted throughout the transfer process.
Employees affected by breaches of TUPE Regulations are often able to claim significant financial compensation.
Our TUPE Service
Our solicitors help employees, employee representatives, and senior executives navigate the complexities of TUPE transfers. Our services include:
- Advising employees and groups on their rights under TUPE.
- Representing employees in disputes over TUPE breaches, especially regarding information sharing and consultation failures.
- Assisting executives with understanding and negotiating their positions during mergers and acquisitions.
- Providing training and support for employee representatives during the consultation process.
Why Work With Our Employment Team?
Our specialist team of employment solicitors is described in the independent Legal 500 directory as “excellent” and is highly recommended by clients and legal professionals in the Legal 500. Therefore, you can be reassured that you will deal with some of the best employment solicitors in the country.
In particular, our employment lawyers offer:
- City centre standards of employment law advice and service levels due to our policy of recruiting only the best specialist employment solicitors.
- Clear and straightforward UK employment law advice that is user-friendly, pragmatic, and commercial.
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We are proud to have been recognised as the “Employment Team of the Year” at the prestigious Manchester Legal Awards 2024.
- Extensive experience in advising various employees including senior executives, directors and partners with complex employment contracts and service agreements.
- A credible team of employment law solicitors that are used to dealing with and providing legal representation against large employers and law firms on behalf of our clients.
- A partner-led service and a genuinely accessible team of experienced employment law solicitors due to our size, structure, and unique culture.
- Cost-effective support tailored to your unique employment issues and certainty on costs where you need it.
- Stay informed with our Employment Law Updates page for expert guidance and insights.
Our TUPE Experience
- Advising a senior management team in relation to their rights under TUPE on a merger and conversion to LLP status
- Acting for a group of 45 former employees, on a multi-million pound, multi-party TUPE employment tribunal claim arising out of the collapse of an international IT outsourcing provider
- Advising various employers on the limitations around changing terms and conditions of employment following a TUPE transfer
- Providing training on the election of employee representatives and training the representatives themselves to ensure effective consultation can take place
Testimonials
Meet Our Employment Solicitors
Home-grown or recruited from national, regional or City firms. Our employment lawyers are experts in their fields and respected by their peers.
Charlotte Gilbert
Charlotte is the Head of Myerson HR and a Partner in our Employment Team
Contact Our Experts
You can contact our lawyers below if you have any more questions or want more information:
0161 941 4000
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