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TUPE Podcast Series: Unfair Dismissal and TUPE

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From October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will strengthen existing protection for workers against sexual harassment. This new law will place a new duty on employerIn this eighth episode of our TUPE Podcast Series, Katie Glendinning, a Partner in the employment team, focuses on dismissals in a TUPE context and, in particular, the additional protection afforded by TUPE.

In this episode, Katie will cover:

  • What is an unfair dismissal
  • TUPE’s relationship to unfair dismissals 
  • Employee protections against dismissal under TUPE 
  • Dismissals due to transfer 
  • Economic, technical, or organisational reasons for dismissal 
  • The meaning of “entailing changes in the workforce”
  • Who is liable for the unfair dismissal 
  • Constructive dismissal 
  • Remedies for unfair dismissal

If you have any questions in relation to TUPE, please contact our employment lawyers for advice.

Disclaimer
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Katie Glendinning
Partner
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