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Employment Law

It has now been a year since the new Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations came into force. As the first cases reach employment tribunals and the full impact of the legislation begins to be felt, the need for reliable and accessible guidance on its operation is greater than ever.

The 2006 TUPE Regulations made a number of significant changes in an already dynamic and complex area of modern employment law. Consequently, a full and up-to-date understanding of the current legal landscape in relation to business transfers is essential for all those involved in or contemplating transfer agreements, as well as for all those advising or providing legal representation in employment law.

The thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of the IDS Employment Law Handbook, Transfers of Undertakings, examines the legal issues that arise in the context of business transfers and provides clear and practical analysis in a high level of detail. Of particular importance is the Handbook’s coverage of:

• The new definition of a relevant transfer, expanded to cover contracting-out and service provision changes.
• The new requirement for transferors to supply employee liability information.
• The question of who transfers.
• The effect of a relevant transfer on employees’ contractual terms and conditions and wider benefits, including the significance of the Transfer of Employment (Pension Protection) Regulations 2005 which have now entered into force.
• The extent of the right to agree post-transfer contractual variations.
• Transfers and unfair dismissal.