Make Work Pay: Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
Call for evidence description
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) provide protections for employees that are moved between or within companies and other organisations. The TUPE Regulations also provide structure for businesses going through merger and acquisition processes for how to manage staff transfers.
The Plan to Make Work Pay committed to strengthening TUPE Regulations.
The government will use this call for evidence to inform development of policy options to reform the TUPE Regulations. We welcome responses from all interested parties, including businesses, employees and employee representatives.
In particular, this evidence will help the government:
- update our understanding of the prevalence of TUPE transfers
- understand experiences with current TUPE processes
- consider how to better ensure TUPE is easy to follow for businesses to support growth and create a better environment for businesses to expand, sell, or merge
- consider how to strengthen the existing set of rights and protections for those subject to TUPE to create a more stable workforce during transitions
- develop policy proposals for reform
You can read the current regulations and the associated government guidance.