Policy
The Plan to Make Work Pay said that the Government wanted to ‘strengthen’ rights and protections for workers subject to TUPE processes. It is unclear what is meant by strengthening TUPE protections at this stage.
The Next Steps document states that this is part of its longer-term reform plan and that the Government will launch a call for evidence to holistically examine a wide variety of issues relating to TUPE regulations and process, including how they are implemented in practice.
In addition, the Employment Rights Bill introduces new principles in respect of public sector outsourcing – although this is outside the scope of this hub.
Timing and developments
Not included in Employment Rights Bill (save for the public sector outsourcing provisions which are in the bill).
This reform will be part of its longer-term plan as the Government recognises that it will take longer to consider how to make changes and implement them. It has committed to launching a call for evidence.
Await developments.
Sources
Plan to Make Work Pay, Next Steps to Make Work Pay.