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TUPE or not?

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Spuddy1234 · 22/06/2024 09:10

we have lost two seperate contracts to the same incoming provider, both contracts will tranfers on same day, i work 40% on one contrcat and 40% on the other, would TUPE be accumulative so i tranfer or is each contract viewed as seperate so i am then at risk of redundancy from my current employer? thank you

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Keepthosenamesgoing · 22/06/2024 09:13

AFAIK it's each undertaking ie each contract is separate. Because it was conceivable that they could have gone to separate providers and therefore you would be be wholly or substantially assigned to either.
However presumably there's a consultation? And I think the point could reasonably be brought up during that process. It may be that the new supplier would actually be grateful to have people who can work across both?

Spuddy1234 · 22/06/2024 09:16

Thanks, that was my worry as they will not want the extra costs and my current firm will just make us redundant which is not what any of us need. TUPE was better option.

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Keepthosenamesgoing · 22/06/2024 09:22

Well it depends on the service and the company. If they've wo. 2 x Contracts they'll need to service those and therefore it's unlikely they'll have all the staff already sitting there waiting to do the work. So sometimes suppliers do want to tupe people over because it's helpful for them.
For example, our office building management contract was recently taken over by a new supplier and everyone just tupe'd across and got new uniforms and that was that. Literally zero change of personnel other than probably some management folks, that we never see !
Has a consultation been announced?

Spuddy1234 · 22/06/2024 09:25

wish we could just go over like that, consultations planned for august, unions involved but are far from TUPE experts, issue being said is that as we were only 40% against each contract we were not declared during the tender stage, no one expected same company to win both tenders. will keep you posted, appreciate advice. thanks.

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Keepthosenamesgoing · 22/06/2024 09:30

Doesn't matter what was declared at tender. Tupe is a matter of employment law not contract.
Sometimes there's indemnities in contracts about risk of tupe but ultimately it's still a matter of law. I'd encourage the union to get some employment lawyer advice especially if there's a bunch of you in that position. I'm really not sure on how it would apply but I'd bet there's some case law that helps

Spuddy1234 · 22/06/2024 09:34

appreciate your advice. will keep you posted.

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Spuddy1234 · 22/06/2024 09:44

thank you for research, will read through. i did google but so many complex answers, this looks clear to read, appreciated :)

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MelvinThePenguin · 22/06/2024 10:15

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