Chris works as part of the A&L Goodbody LLP team advising clients across multiple sectors including financial services, technology, retail and healthcare. He advises clients on their day-to-day employment matters both non-contentious and contentious, including representing clients at the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court and the civil courts in relation to various complex contentious employment issues such as disciplinary and grievance procedures, bullying and harassment, injunctions and discrimination claims.
Changing service providers and the application of TUPE
What is the position on TUPE generally?
The European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (as amended) (the TUPE Regulations) were introduced for the purpose of safeguarding employee rights during business transfers. The TUPE Regulations ensure that employee rights are preserved and that employees are protected from unfair treatment.Â
The legal position on TUPE in Ireland is largely prescribed by case law that has developed at both a national and a European level. Generally, the TUPE Regulations apply to a transfer of an undertaking/business or part of an undertaking/business from one employer to another. However, it is now well-established in Irish law that outsourcing, insourcing and a
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