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UK Statutory Instrument
2006
United Kingdom
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
At a glance
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What's here
7 compliance obligations, 4 practical guides across 2 topics · 6 journeys
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 5
- Employee 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
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Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
1 guidesSupporting — topic alignment
2 guidesMentioned in related content
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
Employees also bound by 182 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 13 duties
- Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 12 duties
- Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 2014 10 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 10 duties
- Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 2002 9 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 27 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS TO NORTHERN IRELAND
These Regulations shall apply to Northern Ireland, subject to the...
(1) In regulation 10 for “the Pensions Schemes Act 1993”...
For a reference to a provision of the 1996 Act...
Any expression used in this Schedule which is defined in...
Sub-paragraph (1)(b) of regulation 3 and any other provision of...
Any reference in these Regulations— (a) to an employment tribunal...
For the words from “Paragraph (1)” to “the 1992 Act”...
For the words from “In this Regulation” to “Part XII...
For paragraph (4) of regulation 9 there is substituted— In...
For the words from “Paragraph (2)” to “the employee’s employment...
In regulation 2— (a) for “the 1992 Act” where it...
In regulation 5 for “sections 179 and 180 of the...
In the following provisions, for “Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...
In each of the following provisions of the Employment Rights...
In each of the following provisions of the Employment Rights...
(1) The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 is...
(1) Section 257 of the Pensions Act 2004 (conditions for...
(1) Paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Energy Act...
(1) Section 3B of the Industrial Training Act 1982 (transfer...
(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Ordnance Factories...
(1) Section 1 of the Dockyard Services Act 1986 (transfer...
(1) Schedule 5 to the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 (transfers...
(1) Section 2 of the Atomic Weapons Establishment Act 1991...
In section 151 of the Railways Act 1993 (general interpretation),...
In section 4 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (composition...
In Article 6 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order...
Variations of contract where transferors are subject to relevant insolvency proceedings
- Provide written copies and guidance for contract variations agreed with non-union reps Employer
Notification of Employee Liability Information
- Provide employee liability information to the new employer before a TUPE transfer Employer
Remedy for failure to notify employee liability information
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal may award compensation for failure to provide employee information Tribunal / Court
Variation to the duty to inform and consult where no appropriate representatives
- Notify small-scale TUPE transferred employees directly if no reps exist Employer
Duty to inform and consult representatives
- Inform and consult staff representatives before a business transfer Employee
Election of employee representatives
- Organise fair elections for employee representatives Employer
Failure to inform or consult
- Provide information and consult with employees during business transfers Employer
Browse 17 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
A relevant transfer
Effect of relevant transfer on contracts of employment
Effect of relevant transfer on collective agreements
Effect of relevant transfer on trade union recognition
Dismissal of employee because of relevant transfer
Insolvency
Pensions
Failure to inform or consult: supplemental
Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance
Restriction on contracting out
Amendment to the 1996 Act
Repeals, revocations and amendments
Transitional provisions and savings
Effect of relevant transfer on contracts of employment which incorporate provisions of collective agreements
Extension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Equal pay claims | EHRC (opens in a new tab) from EHRC Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Statutory dispute-resolution body providing conciliation for Employment Tribunal claims (early conciliation), collective dispute mediation and arbitration, and authoritative codes of practice (disciplinary …
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Made under
European Communities Act 1972 1972 Primary Act
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