TUPE transfers | Acas

TUPE regulations protect employees' rights when:

an organisation, or part of it, transfers from one employer to another
a service transfers to a new provider, for example when another company takes over the contract for office cleaning

TUPE stands for 'Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006' and its amendment in 2014.

Advice

TUPE − advice for employers and employees

What employee rights and employer responsibilities are during a TUPE transfer.

TUPE: informing and consulting

How employers must inform and consult employees before a TUPE transfer.

TUPE: redundancy

What employers should do when planning redundancies related to a TUPE transfer.

Templates

TUPE transfer plan checklists

Checklists for the old and new employers to follow when handling a TUPE transfer.

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