TUPE and business transfers
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations—known as TUPE—protect employees when a business or service changes hands. Whether you’re buying, selling, or affected by a transfer, getting TUPE wrong can have serious consequences.
Our solicitors advise employers and individuals on all aspects of TUPE, including information and consultation duties, employee representatives and rights, contract obligations, and redundancy risks.
We provide practical, commercially focused advice to help you understand your obligations and protect your position.
TUPE legal advice for employers, buyers and service providers
TUPE may apply if you’re buying or selling a business or a service is being outsourced, insourced, or transferred to a new provider. These are known as service provision changes under the regulations and are particularly common in cleaning, catering, security, IT, and facilities management sectors.
We regularly advise employers on:
- Assessing TUPE in business sales and service provision changes
- Changes to terms and conditions after the transfer
- Employee liability information and contractual obligations
- Handling disputes, claims and employee objections
- Managing consultation with affected employees
- Risk management, warranty and indemnity clauses in sale agreements
- TUPE-related redundancies and restructuring
We also work closely with our corporate and commercial colleagues to ensure seamless advice throughout the transaction.
Support for employees affected by TUPE transfers
If your employment is transferring to another company under TUPE, you have legal rights that protect your continuity of employment, terms and conditions, and protection against unfair dismissal. We’ll help you understand how TUPE applies to your situation—and what options you have.
We regularly assist individuals with:
- Advice on proposed changes or restructuring
- Alleging unfair dismissal after a TUPE transfer
- Claims arising from a TUPE-related transfer
- Raising concerns about consultation or treatment
- Reviewing new terms and conditions
- Settlement agreements and negotiated exits
- Understanding how TUPE affects your rights
Whether you want to stay, leave, or challenge how the transfer is being handled, we’ll give you clear, practical advice.
How TUPE affects employers and employees
TUPE can be highly technical, especially when combined with redundancy, restructuring or insolvency. The regulations apply in both business transfers and service provision changes, and employers must get the process right to avoid legal risk.
If you want to read more about how the law works, download our TUPE briefing note or see the official government guidance.
Contact our solicitors for TUPE advice
Our employment solicitors work closely with corporate and commercial law colleagues to provide joined-up, strategic support—whatever your role in a TUPE situation.
We act for clients nationwide from our London, Brighton, Bath, Eastbourne, Hastings, and Ulverston offices.
If you’re involved in a TUPE situation or business transfer and want clear, confident advice, speak to our employment law team today.
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