Information and consultation

New and updated

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  FAQs

  Who has to be informed and consulted on a TUPE transfer?

  Updated to reflect that the exemption from the requirement to elect representatives is expected to be extended to small businesses and transfers of fewer than 10 employees.

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  FAQs

  Where only a few employees will transfer to a new employer under TUPE, does the obligation to inform and consult still apply?

  Updated to reflect that the exemption from the requirement to elect representatives is expected to be extended to small businesses and transfers of fewer than 10 employees.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Informing and consulting prior to TUPE transfers

  Updated to reflect that the Government has published its response and draft regulations in relation to the information and consultation provisions under the TUPE Regulations 2006.

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  Legal timetable

  Direct TUPE consultation for small businesses and where fewer than 10 employees transfer

  Updated to reflect that the Government has published its consultation response, along with draft regulations which are due to come into force on 1 January 2024.  

• Type:

  Training

  Collective redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay for the purposes of calculating redundancy pay, in force on 6 April 2023.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Statutory code of practice on "fire and rehire"

  Updated to include information on the Government's consultation on a draft code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Managing TUPE (1): The benefits of observing leading practice

  Enhanced by creating four separate guides on managing the TUPE transfer process, to help you find the guidance you need. This guide focuses on the benefits of observing leading practice during TUPE.

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  Leading practice guides

  Managing TUPE (2): Recognising a relevant transfer

  We look at the factors that help HR professionals to decide whether TUPE applies in a given situation.

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  Leading practice guides

  Managing TUPE (3): Information and consultation

  We consider how HR can engage in a meaningful information and consultation process during a TUPE transfer.

• Type:

  Leading practice guides

  Managing TUPE (4): Managing employees following the transfer

  We explore the legal and practical issues that HR face in managing employees following a TUPE transfer.