TUPE

When a business is sold or a contract for services is moved to a new supplier, employees in the affected business risk losing their jobs. This is why the TUPE Regulations were first introduced as they protect employees when there is business change.

The TUPE Regulations impose wide ranging obligations on employers as well as onerous financial penalties if the TUPE Regulations are breached.

The main protection is that employees are entitled to transfer to a new employer with their continuity of service and terms of employment intact. 

They are also protected against unfair dismissal and against changes being made to their terms of employment by the new employer.

In addition, there must be a proper process carried out of information sharing and consultation with employee representatives whenever there is a transfer under the TUPE Regulations.

Employees who are not treated properly under the TUPE Regulations are entitled to financial compensation which can be significant. 

The TUPE Regulations can even protect employees in an insolvent business if a new business takes over.

We provide advice to and represent employee representatives and groups of employees where there have been failures under the TUPE Regulations, particularly in relation to claims and remedies arising out of failure to comply with information and consultation obligations.

Our team is also experienced in advising executives in relation to all aspects of TUPE in the context of mergers and acquisitions.

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.
• 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.