BIS has published updated guidance on the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE 2006), incorporating the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which come into force on 31 January 2014. The box on Page 6 summarises the main changes introduced by the 2014 Regulations. The document is designed to provide guidance to employers, employees and their representatives in order to help them understand TUPE 2006 (as amended) and to help parties comply with their legal requirements. BIS point out that the document gives general guidance only and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of the law.

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