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.

TUPE: employee rights

How you're protected by TUPE regulations when you're transferred to a new employer.

TUPE: handling a transfer

How employers should prepare for a TUPE transfer and steps to follow during and after a transfer.

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