PRIVATISATION. Fact or Fiction

[flaminmoses]

from my understanding of TUPE (only read some of it quickly) if a company is in administration employees have less rights.

if another company is taking over they cant just reduce wages or change their contracts......not sure if there are loopholes around the contracts bit.
i know if they do get rid of you its automatic unfair dismissal.

[thefemalepostie]

I have been through a tupe situation in a previous job.

You are taken on on the exact same contract as before. Nothing changes (at first!)

If the new owner/employer wants to change contracts/hours/pay etc... They have to open a consultation period (a bit like redundancy consultation). In effect they give you your notice. They then offer you the new terms and conditions. If you dot accept them, they give you x weeks notice (depending how many complete years of service) and redundancy pay.

If you do accept new terms and conditions you are given a new contract.

[CORTINA]

TUPE is not designed to be in favor of employees.... like anything else..... and unions have little say in the matter of any affective changable result.......

Unions are a shadow of their former selfs...... and union members are stuffed as they are financially unable to stop work to take any long lasting action.... and of course no leadership from union head office in any dispute as countless past disputes have proved..... resulting in many members saying they are a waste of space..... why do i bother paying my subs...?

TUC..might as well stand for.... twits under cover...