TUPE: Law & Practice: Transfer of Undertakings (protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

Since the revised TUPE Regulations were introduced in April 2006 UK employers and their advisers have been grappling with their consequences for terms and conditions of employment, pensions provision and insolvencies. The TUPE regulations introduced a number of key reforms, including: - extending the scope of the TUPE regime to service provision changes (i.e. contracting-out); - clarification of the definition of a relevant transfer ; - determining key issues relating to transfer dismissals and changes to terms and conditions; clearer pensions obligations; - strengthened consultation rights; and - the widening of the application of TUPE where the transferor employer is insolvent.