The changes in employment law affecting the management of business transfers
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) is a common business process and one which relies on both HR and the business working closely together to ensure a smooth business transition. In this Hot Topic we look at recent developments in this legislation as well as how the legislation may further develop under a […]
TUPE Transfers
You will recall that we have already seen parts of the Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 introduced this year specifically relating to holiday entitlement and pay and working time records. Next month, we shall see the last of the changes come into effect which relate to TUPE transfers. For TUPE transfers […]
Employment Law Changes Affecting Business Transfers
In this webinar, we explore the changes to TUPE laws that are coming into force this summer, and those that are on the horizon.
2025 – The HR year ahead
In this webinar we look to the future and consider the HR and employment landscape for the year ahead.
The Employment Landscape Post the General Election
Regardless of the result of the General Election, we consider the impact on the employment landscape and what it will mean for business owners and HR practitioners.
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
This Act, expected September/October, will give workers and agency workers a new statutory right to request more predictable terms and conditions of work. Circumstances Qualifying for a Request Qualifying workers will have the entitlement to submit a request under the following circumstances: there is a lack of predictability as regards any part of their work […]
TUPE consultation changes
New legislation is in force which will apply to transfers that take place on or after 1 July 2024. It brings reforms to the consultation obligations, with the intention to ‘remove unnecessary and outdated bureaucracy following our exit from the EU’ without reducing workers’ rights. Businesses will be allowed to consult their employees directly if there […]
Changes to employment rights – holiday, working time records and TUPE
The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 have brought about key changes to employment rights which were brought into force on 1 January 2024, however they will not effect most practices until later in the year. These changes have been outlined below along with key information: Holiday pay and calculation Further to […]
Strategic HR planning
The most valuable asset an organisation has is its human resources – its employees. Their skills and knowledge and their relationships with key partners and customers are often irreplaceable and strategic HR planning can play a key role in determining the organisation’s success. Strategic HR planning has become an integral part of many organisations’ strategies. […]
What will happen to the BHS employees?
BHS went into Administration on the 25th April 2016. Administration is an insolvency process (when a company does not have enough to pay what it owes to its creditors), usually lasting a year and is an option when, for example, it’s possible to “rescue” the company as a “going concern”. What does it mean for […]
Service Contracts – The End of TUPE?
It has often been said that the provisions set out in the TUPE Regulations (Transfer of Undertakings [Protection of Employment] Regulations) are some of the most complex out there. Over the last year the Government has been consulting on the introduction of amendments to the Regulations with a view to simplification. The problem is that […]
Proposed TUPE Changes
In response to consultation on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) the changes that are due in January 2014 are to make sure both employers and employees are treated fairly when a transfer takes place. The driving force behind the planned change is to help smaller firms that have been put […]