Although regulation 4 went beyond the obligations imposed by the Directive, it was intended to protect employee rights who were employed by companies which were hived down. In this case the sale of the business to a subsidiary and then onto a third party was to be treated as one transaction, and the regulations applied.
Citations:
Gazette 10-Feb-2000, Times 23-Feb-2000
Statutes:
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (1981 No 1794)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Insolvency, Employment, Company
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.82050
