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Jumoke Adejimola

Can a compromise agreement protect your business from a TUPE claim?

January 17, 2013

Some business owners choose to either ignore the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) or assume that the provisions will not apply in their set of circumstances.   Recent TUPE cases highlight that complacency can result in expensive litigation and a payout to aggrieved employees. Tamang & Anor v (1) ACT Security Ltd […]

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TUPE transfers and the issue of ‘an organised grouping of employees’

September 24, 2012

How important is the connection between a service provision change and ‘an organised grouping of employees‘ under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE)? Recent cases have highlighted the difficulty in interpreting the meaning of ‘an organised grouping of employees‘ under the regulations.  A service provision change is where a service provider […]

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Why is it important to follow TUPE regulations for business transfers?

June 20, 2012

A recent case (23 February 2012) re emphasises the protection that TUPE provides to both employer and employees and the importance of correctly following TUPE transfer regulations. In the case of Gabriel v (1) Peninsula Business Services Ltd (2) Taxwise Services Ltd UKEAT/0190/11, the employee won her appeal against the judgement of the employment tribunal. […]

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