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UK: Employees on long-term sick leave are not 'assigned' for TUPE transfer if absence is permanent
Case law has established that temporary absence from work, for example on sick leave or family-related leave, does not prevent an individual being …
UK: TUPE: employee suspended by contractor following client request for removal may still be assigned to contract
Businesses that outsource services may wish to retain the right to oblige a service-provider to remove a particular employee from working on that …
UK: TUPE transferee's duty to agree reasonable adjustments to role offered pre-transfer
Where a disabled employee of the transferor will be redundant on transfer due to relocation, the transferee should indicate a willingness to make …
Updated HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers
We have recently updated our multi-jurisdictional guide discussing potential employee issues in business transfers (first published in October 2013). The …
UK: TUPE - SPC despite service being provided to more than one client
The EAT has ruled that there can theoretically be a change of service provider covered by TUPE even where the service is provided to more than one client …
France: Transfer of employees between group companies - an update
1. Previous practice Previously, transferring French employees to another group company (whether in France or overseas) with their …
UK: TUPE - impact of transfer on time limit for harassment claim
A transferee may face claims for pre-transfer harassment lodged more than three months after the transfer where the perpetrator continues to harass …
France: Law requiring employees to be informed two months in advance of an intention to sell shares or assets in small and mid-size companies (Loi ESS – 31 July 2014)
Following our earlier post on the controversial Law of 31 July 2014, setting out an obligation for small and mid-size companies to inform employees in …
France: Small and mid-size employers have new obligation to inform employees two months before share sales and business transfers
France has just passed legislation imposing a new obligation on smaller and mid-size employers to provide information to the employees directly at least …
UK: New publications
Acas guidance on TUPE (reflecting the January 2014 reforms) Acas guidance on dealing with World Cup-related employee issues TUC guidance …
UK: Employment law reforms - changes in force from May 2014
From 6 May 2014 it became mandatory for claimants to submit to Acas an early conciliation form (or provide the details by telephone) before lodging an …
UK: Changes to employment law in force 6 April 2014
Employers should bear in mind the following changes which apply from 6 April 2014 (click on the links for summaries of the changes in previous …
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