The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

[^key-ec3bb94effa7dd4ce60c0bf4dd01f36a]: Reg. 18 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3eeed0fbaaf53d4f01104b763184653d]: Reg. 7 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-e69d23527a6d8fc87fe9f069e4ffb34e]: Reg. 8 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-c4467c3985a1f61662e31a58c97afe7a]: Reg. 3 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3739dd83d0146d96400fb77066056fe5]: Reg. 11 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fc2f80806ce9eabd780da3e721fe0561]: Reg. 4 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-fd3c233be72364af9dbe5322719daa45]: Reg. 13 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-eccca2e40a54a9b1f4775940fdf56e8d]: Reg. 1 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-b6ae1a94adf53b12eaf921dc9e9ec141]: Reg. 2 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-ae32953643b525426c017f965c4f437d]: Reg. 5 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-3d903814e3df5e4e73d3004e2d196299]: Reg. 6 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-774a3ae8901feb3f1a223bed5a9df691]: Reg. 14 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0e05457ec7a2aa98cdb40ed8dfff479d]: Reg. 15 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2bb905a1cb42f008b5184a644d882d89]: Reg. 17 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-079d547c94d37a983bec06d89d38fb24]: Reg. 21 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-1c677184569cfa08e029fe2e4df5aada]: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-af8329d6002e64ce813d944c78ec1e95]: Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-cd710dea4c4c5c47865f3f90a90fa613]: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-288ce2aac59c3df516a0460d41d50abf]: Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-0792b36b4e210c8268cce8f0de964fa2]: Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-2008d1e4f3a1d1cb8a32f1486c4b0ea4]: Sch. 1 para. 12 in force at 6.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

[^key-cbc0cc54450b37d6ff11d1dac846b639]: Sch. 1 para. 8 substituted (6.4.2006) by The Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), regs. 1, 20(2)(a) (with reg. 21)

[^key-b123661c2f6a41473ebe8acfafe08e5c]: Sch. 1 para. 10(5)-(7) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), regs. 1, 20(2)(c) (with reg. 21)

[^key-6b77df04c0ace876a7567facd975135e]: Sch. 1 para. 10(3) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), regs. 1, 20(2)(b) (with reg. 21)

[^key-973cc381741178cc6ad91a5cc6ef5782]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 11 Table 1 substituted (6.4.2006) by The Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), regs. 1, 20(2)(d)(i) (with reg. 21)

[^key-62ac103c7c9074e594d0e47e8a1a728e]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 11 Table 1 substituted (6.4.2006) by The Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), regs. 1, 20(2)(d)(ii) (with reg. 21)

[^key-1e18946068d7c03a941b184ef131cce8]: Regulations applied (with modifications) (30.3.2009 at 8.00 a.m.) by The Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/814), arts. 1(2), 4

[^key-027c774b013bd79319b7d0140c036809]: Words in reg. 11(2)(c) substituted (6.4.2009) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/592), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

[^key-5593e839369c6fd09401c3757faa908a]: Reg. 3(5) excluded (W.) (1.4.2010) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/630), arts. 1(2), 5(4) (with arts. 5(6), 8)

[^key-4143a4265ba00f3a1ee55893982107e2]: Reg. 3(5) excluded (E.) (1.4.2010) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/630), arts. 1(2), 9(4) (with arts. 9(6), 12)

[^key-130d7c215d621647e68f2d2c38eeb2a0]: Reg. 4(7)(8) excluded (W.) (1.4.2010) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/630), arts. 1(2), 5(7)(8) (with arts. 5(6), 8)

[^key-773aa7de821540cbfb3854fca61f28e6]: Reg. 4(7)(8) excluded (E.) (1.4.2010) by The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1, Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/630), arts. 1(2), 9(7)(8) (with arts. 9(6), 12)

[^key-b21d799ca73d8e4f89de3f5b4f2272f5]: Reg. 13(2A) inserted (E.W.S.) (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 29

[^key-dca7102eef92cbcce2b16d019ffa22c0]: Regulations applied (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 193(4), 240(2); S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(z) (with arts. 6, 7, 9-11)

[^key-21fba4126ae95513e1561efa4839735c]: Regs. 11-16 applied (1.4.2013) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfers of Public Health Staff) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/278), regs. 1(1), 5

[^key-f95119f133508058aa71aa8c0977a3cc]: Reg. 10 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2013) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfers of Public Health Staff) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/278), regs. 1(1), 4

[^key-89108b48bdd11bddde268fae0a78b253]: Reg. 3(2A) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 5(1) (with reg. 5(2))

[^key-4445d61ecc6592108479d29e814ed212]: Reg. 4(4)-(5C) substituted for reg. 4(4)(5) (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 6(1) (with reg. 6(2))

[^key-19e55a6b559c3ee73a58bd4443cb64b8]: Words in reg. 11(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 10(1) (with reg. 10(2))

[^key-c833a6d79849aa8ff767993ed7169b68]: Word in reg. 13(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 11(1) (with reg. 11(5))

[^key-d009b7dbd0c2a0546119c8b06ab5f738]: Reg. 15(3A) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 11(4) (with reg. 11(5))

[^key-d7a68df540ae4ebf7123241534a5096d]: Words in reg. 15(3) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 11(3) (with reg. 11(5))

[^key-eb3ca25eef0c7eba65d2321aa55823de]: Reg. 4A inserted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 7(1) (with reg. 7(2))

[^key-19fb21f7b8f6c939ec47a3f0535b171b]: Reg. 13A inserted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 11(2) (with reg. 11(5))

[^key-c7125f25a08702bdf9f0d9f45add2d5a]: Reg. 7(1)-(3A) substituted for reg. 7(1)-(3) (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 8(1) (with reg. 8(2))

[^key-b63bb80fa93fee54a60a7d78ed5303b0]: Words in reg. 9(7) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.1.2014) by The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/16), regs. 1(2), 9(1) (with reg. 9(2))

[^key-7ce7f6725026b50f04fc7cd8dee7aec0]: Words in reg. 12(7) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/386), art. 1, Sch. para. 37

[^key-4d382f7517ca4920f293d5d593df4681]: Words in reg. 16(1) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/386), art. 1, Sch. para. 38

[^key-009daaf2e00608f2d9e3ff41a38ad970]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 10(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/386), art. 1, Sch. para. 39(a)

[^key-c7b04944c5f150036dad274750f5ef48]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 10(4)(a) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/386), art. 1, Sch. para. 39(b)

[^key-d6e7f725aae032e156becd98532e0418]: Reg. 12(2A) inserted (20.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/853), arts. 1, 2(2) (with art. 3)

[^key-5ead1de2a168249ffc19c49017325d07]: Reg. 15(13) inserted (20.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/853), arts. 1, 2(3) (with art. 3)

[^key-cf393e8c0da44f02c0c892af0ee06878]: Reg. 16A inserted (20.4.2014) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Employment) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/853), arts. 1, 2(4) (with art. 3)

[^key-74c3251788f325c0646075341d9a406f]: Regulations extended (1.8.2014) by 2005 asp 6, s. 230(6)(14) (as inserted by Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12), ss. 10, 23(2); S.S.I. 2014/79, art. 2(2), sch. 2))

[^key-c27f79f2c6e993d5b8c639d0791fc230]: Regulations applied in part (26.11.2015) by Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 6), ss. 10(6), 46(2)

[^key-150536fc6dee18f57f66e20c1111d1ae]: Reg. 3(5) restricted (E.W.) (26.11.2018) by The Local Government (Boundary Changes) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1128), regs. 1(1), 10 (with reg. 1(2)(3))

[^key-cc7ad0e95fab262702e1bf239f401c44]: Sch. 1 para. 10(4A) inserted (27.1.2020) by The Transfer of Undertakings and Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/15), regs. 1(1), 5

[^key-a1fe0b7a5e423bf824b3ba39a5990dc0]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 10(4)(a) substituted (27.1.2020) by The Transfer of Undertakings and Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/15), regs. 1(1), 4

[^key-d93cf11039427f011876d572538361b3]: Words in Sch. 1 para. 10(3)(a) substituted (27.1.2020) by The Transfer of Undertakings and Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/15), regs. 1(1), 3

[^key-d9d3b846d5a2d83a34f129a85cfa4157]: Regulations applied (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007, Art. 4(4b) (as inserted by The Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 (Public Service Obligations in Transport) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/504), regs. 1(2), 7(c) (with reg. 16))

[^key-ff343ab8b2dfbf99e55464deb05cb97c]: Reg. 10 applied (with modifications) (11.6.2021) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Civil Aviation Authority) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/595), regs. 1(2), 4(1) (with reg. 2)

[^key-ca6edf5f046fb272b80e663960abefdf]: Regs. 11-16 applied (1.10.2021) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Public Health England Staff) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/975), regs. 1(1), 5 (with reg. 2)

[^key-7f412881ad5c75ad85054c9298c66995]: Reg. 10 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2021) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Public Health England Staff) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/975), regs. 1(1), 4 (with reg. 2)

[^key-1c626929640cd4868453d28009eb7b37]: Reg. 10 applied (with modifications) (24.12.2021) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Office for Environmental Protection) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1353), regs. 1(2), 4 (with reg. 2)

[^key-5b34042c51e29c0478ff948629a38b77]: Regs. 11-16 applied (21.10.2022) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1012), regs. 1(1), 6 (with reg. 2)

[^key-fb81439a808d6b8d243dc68a05230009]: Reg. 10 applied (with modifications) (21.10.2022) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1012), regs. 1(1), 5 (with reg. 2)

[^M_F_294b31ab-9cd2-4f44-e14e-f4c9356676b2]: Sch. 1 para. 10(2) substituted (3.4.2011) by The Transfer of Undertakings and Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/163), regs. 1(2), 2

[^key-2a25089c2a492d830a6cc726d26321f2]: Regulations applied (E.W.) (26.12.2023) by Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 54(5), 255(2)(c) (with s. 247)

[^key-a2caddca749509796115b506c3baf17a]: Words in reg. 13A heading substituted (1.1.2024) by The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1426), regs. 1(2), 9(2) (with reg. 8)

[^key-f37c414f88708373acdbbbd13d58640d]: Reg. 13A(1)(a) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1426), regs. 1(2), 9(3) (with reg. 8)

[^key-90b972c73c9dacf7712fb3c19eb14326]: Reg. 13A(1A) inserted (1.1.2024) by The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1426), regs. 1(2), 9(4) (with reg. 8)

[^key-659d5233c75a96c1976b294278a7941b]: Reg. 10 applied (with modifications) (17.3.2025) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Civil Nuclear Police Authority) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/114), regs. 1(1), 4

Effect of relevant transfer on contracts of employment which incorporate provisions of collective agreements

4A

• (1) Where a contract of employment, which is transferred by regulation 4(1), incorporates provisions of collective agreements as may be agreed from time to time, regulation 4(2) does not transfer any rights, powers, duties and liabilities in relation to any provision of a collective agreement if the following conditions are met—

• (a) the provision of the collective agreement is agreed after the date of the transfer; and

• (b) the transferee is not a participant in the collective bargaining for that provision.

• (2) For the purposes of regulation 4(1), the contract of employment has effect after the transfer as if it does not incorporate provisions of a collective agreement which meet the conditions in paragraph (1).

Effect of relevant transfer on collective agreements

Effect of relevant transfer on trade union recognition

Dismissal of employee because of relevant transfer

Insolvency

Variations of contract where transferors are subject to relevant insolvency proceedings

Pensions

Notification of Employee Liability Information

Remedy for failure to notify employee liability information

Duty to inform and consult representatives

Micro-business’s duty to inform and consult where no appropriate representatives

13A

• (1) This regulation applies if, at the time when the employer is required to give information under regulation 13(2)—

• (a) at least one of the following conditions is satisfied—

• (i) the employer employs fewer than 50 employees;

• (ii) there are fewer than 10 transferring employees.

• (b) there are no appropriate representatives within the meaning of regulation 13(3); and

• (c) the employer has not invited any of the affected employees to elect employee representatives.

• (1A) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)(ii), “transferring employees” means the employees who work for the transferor and who are to be (or are likely to be) transferred to the transferee’s employment under a relevant transfer.

• (2) The employer may comply with regulation 13 by performing any duty which relates to appropriate representatives as if each of the affected employees were an appropriate representative.

Election of employee representatives

Failure to inform or consult

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

Extension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings

16A

• (1) This regulation applies where these Regulations provide for it to apply for the purposes of a provision in these Regulations (“a relevant provision”).

• (2) In this regulation—

• (a) Day A is the day on which the worker concerned complies with the requirement in subsection (1) of section 18A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (requirement to contact ACAS before instituting proceedings) in relation to the matter in respect of which the proceedings are brought, and

• (b) Day B is the day on which the worker concerned receives or, if earlier, is treated as receiving (by virtue of regulations made under subsection (11) of that section) the certificate issued under subsection (4) of that section.

• (3) In working out when the time limit set by a relevant provision expires the period beginning with the day after Day A and ending with Day B is not to be counted.

• (4) If the time limit set by a relevant provision would (if not extended by this paragraph) expire during the period beginning with Day A and ending one month after Day B, the time limit expires instead at the end of that period.

• (5) Where an employment tribunal has power under these Regulations to extend the time limit set by a relevant provision, the power is exercisable in relation to that time limit as extended by this regulation.

Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance

Restriction on contracting out

Amendment to the 1996 Act

Repeals, revocations and amendments

Transitional provisions and savings

Variation to the duty to inform and consult where no appropriate representatives