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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case of the week, provided by Covington & Burling, covers TUPE transfers.
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- Date:
- 2 February 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This article looks at some of the important judgments in the area of the transfer of undertakings over the past year.
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- Date:
- 29 December 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In London Metropolitan University v Sackur and others EAT/0286/06, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that standardisation of employees' terms is not of itself sufficient to give rise to an ETO defence.
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- Date:
- 1 December 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Mackie v Aberdeen City Council [2006] CSIH 36, the Court of Session holds that there was no TUPE transfer when a private-sector employee working on a project for a local authority was subsequently offered a job in-house, despite a letter from the local authority indicating that a transfer had taken place.
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- Date:
- 17 November 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In The Print Factory (London) 1991 Ltd v Millam EAT/0253/06, the Employment Appeal Tribunal holds that a TUPE transfer could not be inferred from the fact that, after an acquisition of shares, the holding company exercised management control of the subsidiary.
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- Date:
- 8 September 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In G4S Justice Services (UK) Ltd v Anstey and others [2006] IRLR 588 EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal holds that employees dismissed for gross misconduct prior to a TUPE transfer, but whose appeals were subsequently upheld, were employed "immediately before" the transfer, with the result that their employment transferred.
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- Date:
- 18 August 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In North Wales Training and Enterprise Council Ltd v Astley and others [2006] UKHL 29, the House of Lords holds that despite the intentions of the parties concerned, seconded employees were transferred to the new undertaking on the date when employer responsibility for carrying on the business transferred.
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- Date:
- 7 April 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Sweetin v Coral Racing, the EAT holds that awards of compensation for a failure to inform and consult about staff transfers under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations should be penal and not compensatory.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
Sophy Robinson and Karen Fletcher of Addleshaw Goddard outline the latest legal rulings and explain what you need to know to avoid tribunals.
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- Type:
- FAQs