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take-overs and transfers of business

  • What are our rights when our company is taken over?  more...
  • Do we have to accept a position with the new employer in a transfer of business?  more...
  • If we are dismissed by our new employer after a business transfer can we claim unfair dismissal?  more...
  • What consultation has to take place before a transfer of business?  more...
  • All or part of my employer's business has transferred to a new owner. How does this affect my pay and other terms and conditions of employment?  more...
  • What right do I have to be consulted on being transferred to a new employer?  more...
  • What happens to my contract of employment when my employer's business has been the subject of a share take-over?  more...
  • What are my rights, on transfer of my employer's business, if I do not want to work for the new owner?  more...
  • What happens to my pension rights in the event of my employment being transferred to a new owner?  more...
  • In the event of my employer's business being transferred to new ownership, does my new employer have to recognize my trade union?  more...
  • Does my previous employment count for continuity when I am transferred to a new owner?  more...



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This information is taken from workSMART.org.uk, the help and advice portal for all people at work, from the TUC

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