Richard White, specialist employment solicitor at Withy King, considers a recent case concerning the effect of the rules relating to 'service provision changes' under TUPE 2006, which came into force on 6 April 2006.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE 2006) are designed to safeguard employees' rights when a business, or part of a business, is transferred from one employer to another.
Hunt v Storm Communications Ltd, Wild Card Public Relations Ltd and Brown Brothers Wines Ltd: The dispute
Brown Brothers Wines Ltd (BB) had contracted out its public relations services to Storm Communications Ltd (Storm). BB decided to re-tender its contract for PR services and awarded the contract to Wild Card Public Relations Ltd (Wild Card).
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