TUPE: when it applies and why employers need to know
TUPE stands for the Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulations. The main purpose of the regulations is to prevent employees losing their jobs when a business is sold, a service is outsourced, or there is a change in contractor. TUPE applies regardless of whether the organisations involved want it to or not, and employers can sometimes be surprised to find themselves in a TUPE situation.
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