p45 issued (incorrectly?)

[worried_phil]

Good morning I have worked for a company for 30 Years, the company has just been bought by a company in a similar field. We have been told that we would be all kept on by the new company. the new owners have ordered us to be sent P45s. Does this affect our existing benefits with the previous company and is it correct to do this.

[Count-A-Strong]

The new company may have taken over the old one via TUPE. Some info here:

http://www.acas.org.u...x.aspx?articleid=1655

ACAS are very helpful for general enquiries but you will need all the relevant facts to hand for them to be able to give you an accurate answer.

[buildersmate]

TUPE will definitely have applied. This means that you transfer from the old employer to the new on the same (or broadly similar in the case of pensions) conditions as you enjoyed under the old employer. Your service commencement date is that when you originally joined the old employer.
An issue of the P45 by the old company means nothing more than that you were employed by [old company] and now you are not - your employment has transferred (to another employer). But you said that the [new company] issued the P45 - that is odd - ask them why. I think it is an admin foul-up.

[Skyline D]

To be pedantic he didn't say the new company issued the P45, he said the new owners ordered that they be sent P45's. They may have told the old company to actually do it.