Anyone with experience of TUPE?

[Koshka]

Hi

My company was sold and we officially went over in nov. to the new company.
We have now been told they are closing the centre we work in.

Does anyone know what legal protection we have?
I am so scared at the moment.

Anyone? Erg no idea what to do!

I do have lots of bitter experience of TUPE but it was so bloody confusing and nobody seemed to have a clue what was happening, I'm not sure what to advise.

Presumably they will need to offer you all redundancy packages?

Do you have a copy of your contract? Basically the terms and conditions of that should still hold with the new company under TUPE. You're in the public sector right? Do you have a union?

No not in public, it used to be a bank.

Thank you for replying, we do have a union but our rep was made redundant so no idea who the rep is now!

Yes I do and yes I know about banks being sold. Direct experience of being TUPE'd, redundant and working on the integration (anyone need a change manager so good she gets rid of herself??! ).

If there is a legitimate business reason for closing the contact centre then there's not much to be done. Do you have a collective bargaining agreement as part of your contract do you know?

Could you be redeployed to a branch? Do you want to stay or go? How many years service do you have?

If you are made redundant you will be treated as having continuous employment from your start date with the company that got bought. You will also be entitled to any contractual redundancy if you meet the requirements and older bank contracts tend to have better provision.

Thank you all for your help,I should find out some more on Sunday so will just have 2 stress till then.
Just feel so betrayed.! Sad I know but we worked so hard and stayed with the company whenwe all could have gone months ago, but we all changed our shifts/lives and worked our bums off.
Thanks again.