Transfer Of Undertakings

"When a business is sold by one employer to another, or the responsibility for providing a service transfers from one employer to another, what happens to the dedicated workforce? Do the employees concerned have the right to work for the new employer? And if so, do they retain the contractual and other employment rights that they enjoyed prior to the transfer, or is the new employer entitled to vary their contracts in order to harmonise their terms and conditions with those of any existing employees? These are the main issues with which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 SI 2006/246 (TUPE) - the focus of this Handbook - are concerned."--Back cover.

This title was first published in 2000: This volume discusses the impact of the transfer of undertakings regime upon the public sector, particularly focusing on the interaction between the protection of employee rights and the restructuring and modernization of public services. The crux of the book is the interaction of market-led policies in the public sector, such as compulsory competitive tendering, best value and the PFI, with the protection of employee rights on the transfer of imployment. It considers the evolving law on the scope of a relevant transfer under the European Acquired Rights Directive and the TUPE regulations, before reviewing the present stte of the law on dismissals, variation of terms, pensions and employee consultation in transfer-related situations. The book incorporates consideration of the text of the 1998 revision of the Acquired Rights Directive.

Globalization and market integration have shaped the economic climate in such a way as to give rise to a considerable increase in cross-border mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings. However, the primary European Union (EU) legislation in this area – the Acquired Rights Directive – brings about only partial and minimum harmonization, giving rise to differences in the employee protective regime across the EU Member States. This book, the rst full analysis of the EU-level private international law implications of the subject, masterfully addresses the plethora of questions that arise and presents well-considered and soundly based recommendations towards the introduction of a new and uniform con ict of laws path for transfers of undertakings throughout the EU. With a methodology that combines comparative, ‘black letter’, legal historical and empirical approaches, the author addresses such issues and topics as the following: – determination of applicable law both upon and after a transfer; – jurisdictional issues; – the main provisions of the Acquired Rights Directive and their content; – the main differences existing among the relevant laws of the Member States; – special characteristics of the maritime sector and seagoing workers; and – cross-border implications of Brexit. This book critically evaluates the existing rules on international jurisdiction and the con ict of laws relating to cross-border transfers of undertakings, clearly exposing the regime’s merits and demerits. Counsel representing any actor involved in a cross-border merger, acquisition, or business restructuring – transferor, transferee, or affected employees – will be well served with this exemplary account of their legal position both before and after the transfer. In addition, policymakers, legislators and interested academics will bene t greatly from the author’s clearly presented guidelines on the development of an EU-wide con ict of laws regime for transfers of undertakings.

This volume examines the effect of regulations on the individual and on collective agreement. In particular this revised and updated second edition exaimes: what is the transfer of an undertaking; the rights and obligations which transfer; transfer connected dismissals; information about a transfer; proposals for changes to TUPE regulations, with reference to the DTI Consultation; the obligation to inform and consult on a relevant transfer; and warranties and indemnities, including practical examples. Intended for HR managers and senior HR officers with responsibility for transfer of undertakings, it assumes no prior knowledge of the law, and contains FAQs and checklists to provide a quick reference guide for practitioners to check that they have fulfilled the relevant legal duties.

The legal implications of transferring a business to a new owner are complex in the extreme. The need to relate them to the European Community directive exacerbates the problem. This book provides clear-cut authoritative information.