Takeovers and Transfers

Covered in this topic:

  • What are our rights when our company is taken over?
  • Do we have to accept a position with the new employer in a transfer of business?
  • If we are dismissed by our new employer after a business transfer can we claim unfair dismissal?
  • How will a business transfer affect my pay and other terms and conditions of employment?
  • What right do I have to be consulted about being transferred to a new employer?
  • What happens to my contract of employment when my employer's business has been the subject of a share takeover?
  • What happens to my pension rights in the event of my employment being transferred to a new owner?
  • In the event of my employer's business being transferred to new ownership, does my new employer have to recognise my trade union?
  • Does my previous employment count towards my continuity of service when I am transferred to a new owner?
  • I have just been transferred to a new employer under TUPE and my new co-workers get much better redundancy terms than I do. Can I insist on these terms if I am made redundant?

If your company is taken over, the law protects many of your rights.