TUPE: Improvements to contractual benefits before transfer were void

Ferguson and others v Astrea Asset Management Ltd [2020] IRLR 577 EAT

TUPE transfers | changes to terms and conditions | EU abuse of law principle

In Ferguson and others v Astrea Asset Management Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the transferor's substantial improvements to the employment contracts of senior employees shortly before the transfer were void under TUPE legislation and the EU abuse of law principle.