LRD guides and handbook September 2013

Contracts of employment - a guide to using the law for union reps

Chapter 8

8. CONTRACT CHANGE FOLLOWING A BUSINESS TRANSFER

This Chapter looks at:

• TUPE protection against contract change — what is and is not allowed;

• changes that benefit the employee;

• how long TUPE protection lasts;

• the legal position of new joiners;

• how TUPE affects collectively agreed terms; and

• government plans to change TUPE protection of contract terms.