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M&A employment law support - top ten questions

Inbrief

19 January 2024

In mergers and acquisitions (M&A) navigating the legal requirements and ramifications of the deal can be tricky.

M&A employment law support: TUPE clauses in a business transfer agreement

Inbrief

19 January 2024

If the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) apply to a business sale, it has significant ramifications for both the buyer and seller. This Inbrief examines how the business transfer agreement can best cater for these issues.

TUPE

Inbrief

12 January 2024

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) and previous versions of the regulations have been in force in the UK since 1981. The purpose of TUPE is to safeguard employee rights in the transfer of a business.

M&A employment law support – post completion integration, changes to terms and redundancies

Inbrief

05 September 2023

This Inbrief examines some of the legal challenges a buyer may face once the deal is done and integration is the number one focus – whether across its simple day to day operations, or in relation to more drastic steps such as restructuring and dismissals.

Insolvency and TUPE

Inbrief

04 January 2023

Buying from an administrator can be a golden opportunity to pick up a business at a substantial discount to market value. It is a chance for a fresh start, without the debt and creditor demands experienced by the insolvent owner. But no business can run without people – and employment law tends to protect employees.

M&A employment law support – TUPE and changes to terms

Inbrief

25 May 2022

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) can raise some difficult employment law issues during mergers and acquisitions. This Inbrief examines the challenge for a buyer of changing employees’ terms and conditions once the deal is done.