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Closed Consultation Published 16 May 2024 Department for Business and Trade ↗ View on GOV.UK

Smarter regulation: employment law reform

We are seeking views on reforms to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) and abolishing the legal framework for European Works Councils.

Opened 16 May 2024
Closed 11 Jul 2024
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This consultation sets out proposals for reforms to employment law.

The consultation seeks views on the following proposals:

  • reaffirming that only employees are protected by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE)

  • removing the complex obligation to split employees’ contracts between multiple employers where a business is transferred to more than one new business

  • abolishing the legal framework for European Works Councils