Outsourcing Dilemma: The Search for Competitiveness, The

Appendix D. The Rights of Transferred Staff

TUPE requirements 187

Difficulties which can arise 188

Redundancy issues 189

There is a significant amount of preparation work to be completed before the transfer date in regard to the harmonization of terms and conditions for transferring employees. The extent of this work will depend on the number of people to be transferred and the range of terms enjoyed by these employees. However, the client is likely to benefit from the fact that the successful service provider will almost certainly have experience of other transfers either from outsourcing arrangements or from assisting with company acquisitions and mergers. The provider will be at least as determined as the client that the transfer is effected ...