Adams and others v Lancashire County Council Bet Catering Services Limited: CA 15 May 1997

The acquired rights directive does not protect pension rights which might be acquired after the transfer of an undertaking. It can only safeguard rights existing at the time of the transfer.

Citations:

Times 19-May-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 1699, [1997] 3 CMLR 79, [1997] ICR 834, [1997] IRLR 436, [1997] Pens LR 145, [1998] OPLR 119

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Council Directive 77/187/EEC

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment, European

Updated: 06 November 2022; Ref: scu.142095