tupe

[inquisitivet]

Hi, our company has lost our property maintenance contract, and we have been told TUPE applies. We lost the contract 10 weeks ago and have only 10 weeks to go and have not heard a thing. Has anyone any experience of TUPE.
How long should we wait to hear anything ? , how far would we have to travel ? are the hours and job descriptions the same..????

so many questions- any help gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

[terambulan]

some answers here:

http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file20761.pdf

[buildersmate]

That's a very useful document that T found for you.

Suggest you speak to your line manager ASAP.
It is the job of the company that has won the contract to liaise with your company, and speak to you about what happens. The new company is obliged to take on responsibility for your employment - which transfers to them under similar terms. The main parts of your contract (pay, hours per work,) should remain unchanged (initially at least). And you should expect that you continue doing the same job at the same site, just that your employer is different.

[inquisitivet]

thanks for your help on this one... will chase the line manager up to find out what is happening.

was hoping to hear from anyone who had TUPE'd over with experiences - good or bad...

Thanks T and Buildersmate. x