LRD guides and handbook November 2017

TUPE - a union rep’s guide to using the law

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Introduction

Introduction [page 4] (337 words)

The Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) were introduced to protect the rights of employees on a compulsory ...
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Chapter 1

1. TUPE overview [ch 1: pages 5-6] (671 words)

The purpose of the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) is to safeguard jobs and employment rights on a change ...
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Interpreting TUPE [ch 1: page 7] (394 words)

When does TUPE apply? [ch 1: page 7] (87 words)

TUPE and Brexit [ch 1: page 8] (371 words)

Consultation and collective rights [ch 1: page 9] (170 words)

TUPE and terms and conditions [ch 1: page 9] (105 words)

The effect of TUPE on contractual rights and obligations [ch 1: page 9] (130 words)

Changes to terms and conditions [ch 1: page 10] (216 words)

Refusal to transfer [ch 1: page 10] (44 words)

The transfer date [ch 1: pages 10-11] (138 words)

Unfair dismissal rights [ch 1: page 11] (41 words)

TUPE and insolvency [ch 1: page 11] (52 words)

No contracting out of TUPE [ch 1: page 11] (120 words)

TUPE and Northern Ireland [ch 1: pages 11-12] (426 words)

TUPE — failing in its purpose [ch 1: pages 12-13] (408 words)

Chapter 2

2. Is there a relevant transfer? [ch 2: page 14] (49 words)

TUPE rights do not apply to every change of employer. There must be a “relevant transfer”. Very broadly, the more similar the activities carried ...
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Relevant transfers [ch 2: page 14] (187 words)

Transfers outside the UK [ch 2: pages 14-15] (224 words)

Business transfers [ch 2: pages 15-16] (430 words)

Temporary pause in activities [ch 2: page 16] (143 words)

Service provision changes [ch 2: pages 16-17] (314 words)

No change to commissioning client [ch 2: pages 17-18] (316 words)

Similarity of activities [ch 2: pages 18-20] (1,004 words)

Changes in activities due to modernisation and innovation [ch 2: page 20] (128 words)

Changes to quantity rather than type of activities [ch 2: pages 20-21] (331 words)

Organised grouping of employees [ch 2: pages 21-22] (528 words)

‘Principal purpose’ [ch 2: page 22] (60 words)

‘Immediately before the transfer date’ [ch 2: page ] (59 words)

Temporary suspension of operations [ch 2: pages 22-23] (146 words)

Statutory exceptions to service provision change [ch 2: page 23] (62 words)

Single specific event or task of short-term duration [ch 2: pages 23-24] (484 words)

Activities consisting wholly or mainly of the supply of goods [ch 2: page 24] (132 words)

Splitting up services on a re-tender [ch 2: pages 24-25] (336 words)

Service fragmentation [ch 2: pages 25-26] (362 words)

Chapter 3

3. Transfers involving public bodies [ch 3: pages 27-28] (455 words)

Most transfers within central or local government (as opposed to transfers from the public to the private sector and vice versa) are not covered by ...
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Return of the two-tier workforce [ch 3: pages 28-29] (454 words)

Chapter 4

4. Who transfers [ch 4: page 30] (34 words)

Another difficult question is exactly who transfers and who does not, and what choices, if any, employees and employers have in deciding who goes and ...
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Only employees transfer [ch 4: pages 30-31] (530 words)

Who belongs to the organised grouping? [ch 4: pages 31-33] (911 words)

What if an employee is temporarily assigned? [ch 4: pages 33-34] (343 words)

Workforce reorganisation in the run up to a transfer [ch 4: pages 34-36] (875 words)

Objecting to a transfer [ch 4: page 36] (208 words)

Transfer causing substantial detrimental change [ch 4: page 37] (411 words)

Chapter 5

5. Information and consultation rights [ch 5: pages 38-39] (802 words)

For unions, information and consultation rights (and the corresponding enforcement penalties known as protective awards) are among the most powerful ...
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Electing representatives [ch 5: pages 40-41] (418 words)

Facilities [ch 5: page 41] (137 words)

Time off [ch 5: pages 41-42] (283 words)

Statutory protection [ch 5: page 42] (81 words)

Duty to provide information [ch 5: pages 42-43] (447 words)

TUPE consultation time [ch 5: pages 43-45] (522 words)

‘Measures’ [ch 5: page 45] (419 words)

Affected employees [ch 5: pages 46-47] (466 words)

Getting it wrong [ch 5: page 47] (297 words)

Other legal responsibilities [ch 5: page 47] (63 words)

Overlap with ICE regulations [ch 5: page 48] (175 words)

Pre-transfer consultation on collective redundancies [ch 5: pages 48-49] (558 words)

Implications for post-transfer relocation redundancies [ch 5: page 50] (216 words)

Enforcement [ch 5: page 50] (142 words)

Liability for failure to inform and/or consult [ch 5: pages 50-51] (169 words)

Employer defence [ch 5: page 51] (81 words)

Calculating the protective award [ch 5: pages 51-52] (526 words)

Calculating protective awards on insolvency [ch 5: pages 52-53] (265 words)

Data protection [ch 5: page 53] (154 words)

Confidentiality/commercial sensitivity [ch 5: page 53] (97 words)

Employee liability information [ch 5: page 54] (134 words)

Industrial action [ch 5: pages 54-55] (451 words)

Checklist for union reps [ch 5: page 56] (377 words)

Chapter 6

6. TUPE and terms and conditions [ch 6: page 57] (301 words)

TUPE’s basic purpose is to protect employees’ terms and conditions when their employment transfers to a new employer. This is achieved by ...
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The CRTUPEA Regulations 2014 and contract change [ch 6: pages 57-58] (198 words)

TUPE and union recognition [ch 6: page 58] (246 words)

TUPE and collective agreements [ch 6: pages 58-59] (114 words)

TUPE and contract change [ch 6: page 59] (147 words)

TUPE and changes to individual contract terms [ch 6: page 59] (148 words)

Beneficial changes [ch 6: pages 59-60] (197 words)

Economic technical or organisational reason [ch 6: page 60] (212 words)

Entailing changes to the workforce [ch 6: pages 60-61] (413 words)

Changes to place of work [ch 6: pages 61-62] (176 words)

Changes permitted by an express contract term [ch 6: page 62] (140 words)

TUPE and changes to collective terms [ch 6: pages 62-63] (483 words)

Potential breach of section 145B, TULRCA [ch 6: page 63] (187 words)

‘No less favourable overall’ [ch 6: page 64] (104 words)

National and sector level collective agreements [ch 6: pages 64-65] (661 words)

Contract changes unconnected to the transfer [ch 6: pages 65-66] (267 words)

What if the transferee’s terms are better? [ch 6: page 66] (113 words)

How long are terms protected? [ch 6: page 66] (131 words)

TUPE and pensions [ch 6: page 67] (60 words)

Pensions information and consultation [ch 6: page 67] (125 words)

Personal pension and group personal pension schemes [ch 6: page 67] (109 words)

Early retirement benefits [ch 6: pages 67-68] (341 words)

Occupational pensions [ch 6: pages 68-69] (413 words)

TUPE and Fair Deal for Pensions [ch 6: pages 69-70] (431 words)

Local authorities [ch 6: pages 70-71] (258 words)

Chapter 7

7. Unfair dismissal rights [ch 7: page 72] (124 words)

Regulation 7 of TUPE contains specific protection from dismissal due to a transfer. This is in addition to the protection provided by the general law ...
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Summary [ch 7: pages 72-73] (411 words)

Dismissal wholly or mainly because of the transfer [ch 7: page 73] (153 words)

Economic, technical or organisational reason [ch 7: pages 73-74] (272 words)

Resigning due to a substantial change in working conditions [ch 7: page 74] (104 words)

Constructive dismissal [ch 7: pages 74-75] (103 words)

How long does TUPE protection from dismissal last? [ch 7: page 76] (119 words)

Chapter 8

8. TUPE and insolvency [ch 8: page 76] (311 words)

Special rules apply under TUPE where a business is insolvent. The rules, found in Regulations 8 and 9 of TUPE, are intended to encourage a rescue ...
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Changing contract terms in an insolvency situation [ch 8: pages 76-77] (205 words)

Winding up the business [ch 8: page 77] (182 words)

Further information

Further information [pages 78-79] (494 words)

Copies of relevant statutes and regulations are available online at: www.legislation.gov.uk. In Northern Ireland, legislation is published on the ...
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