Case of the week: EAT provides guidance on "organised grouping of employees" on service provision change
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Argyll Coastal Services Ltd v Stirling and others EATS/0012/11 (0 other reports)
Decisions coming to a similar conclusion were given by the EAT around the same time in Seawell Ltd v Ceva Freight (UK) Ltd and another and Eddie Stobart Ltd v Moreman and others [2012] IRLR 356 EAT.
This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers what constitutes an "organised grouping of employees" on a service provision change for TUPE purposes.
Argyll Coastal Services Ltd v Stirling and others
FACTS
The claimants were 11 members of the crew of the St Brandan boat and two people who worked for the company that owned it, J&A Gardner & Co Ltd (JAG).