UK: TUPE, Harmonisation and Indirect Discrimination Risk

For many businesses, outsourced services are part of the landscape, helping companies to manage costs and focus on key business areas. However, TUPE transfers arising from outsourcing and insourcing can still create challenges. A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in Anne & Others v. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust provides an important reminder that where a TUPE transfer creates a situation in which employees are employed on different terms... By: Littler