Five things we learnt in employment law this week (24 August 2018)
A five-month suspension of the activities of an undertaking did not prevent a TUPE transfer occurring upon the appointment of a new provider (Colino Siguenza … Read More
TUPE: are we stuck with a pay rise given to an employee?
Q: HR conundrum: Are we stuck with a pay rise given to an employee shortly before the employee TUPE transferred to us? A: David Jones, … Read More
Relocation, relocation, relocation
Relocation and TUPE – it’s complicated. What claims can arise when the move involves collective redundancies? And who picks up the tab? Andrew Secker, Principal Associate for Mills … Read More
TUPE and contractual bonuses
Q: We’ve inherited employees under TUPE that had a contractual bonus linked to the transferor’s profits. Any advice? A: Kate Potts, Associate at GQ Employment Law, … Read More
TUPE: Taking the commercial view
When it comes to TUPE, it makes sense to take a pragmatic, commercial view, says Dominic Holmes, Partner, at Taylor Vinters LLP. OK, I admit it. … Read More
TUPE and employee benefits: can we cut the package?
Q: We will inherit employees under TUPE that had generous private health cover (and permanent health insurance) under their employment contracts. Can we swop providers … Read More
Should employers always look on the Brightside of life?
When informing employees that their employment is being terminated, many employers choose to provide the employee with a “kinder” reason rather than the real reason … Read More
TUPE: do we have to accept an employee from our competitor?
HR conundrum: A competitor has lost a tender to us. On learning it had lost the tender, it transferred an employee from another part of … Read More
TUPE and long-term sickness
Q: I have just acquired a new customer. The employees of the old contractor came over to us under TUPE. The old contractor didn’t tell … Read More
What HRs need to know about employees rejecting a TUPE transfer
What happens when an employee rejects a TUPE transfer? Christopher Hitchins, head of the employment practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, looks at what HR … Read More