TUPE does not confer additional rights on employees

• Author:
• CMS Cameron McKenna

In Jackson v Computershare Investor Services PLC the Court of Appeal hasconfirmed that TUPE and the Acquired Rights provisions aim at preventingthe employee in an undertaking from being prejudiced as a result of the transfer. It is not their objective to confer additional benefits on the employee or to improve the situation of the employee.

Mrs Jackson joined Ci in January 1999. There were no terms relating to enhanced redundancy or severance payments in her contract of employment with Ci. ... (225 more words)

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