Union calls for extension of TUPE Regulations

Unite, Britain’s newest and biggest union, wants to extend the reach of the Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) Regulations to include private equity firms.

TUPE Regulations protect the employment conditions of staff when businesses are transferred to new owners or when work is switched to outside contractors. The Regulations, however, do not apply when businesses have changed hands as a result of share transfers.

Deputy general secretary of Unite, Jack Dromey... (129 more words)

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