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If TUPE is confirmed, send this model template letter to affected employees as written confirmation that a transfer will take place under the provisions of TUPE.
It clarifies that the employees are now employed by the incoming employer with their terms and conditions of employment intact, as well as their continuity of employment.
[Sender name]
[Sender address]
[date]
[Recipient name]
[Recipient address]
Dear [Recipient first name],
Confirmation of TUPE transfer
As you will be aware from previous correspondence and discussions regarding the possibility of transferring [old department name] to [new company name], it has now been confirmed that this transfer is to take place on [date of transfer].
The main reason for this transfer is [detail the rationale for the transfer].
The transfer to the ownership of the [new company name] includes the transfer of all existing employees in the [old department name], from the employment of the Company, to that of the [new company name].
1. Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
As you are currently employed in a post which is to be transferred with effect from [date of transfer], I am writing to confirm the details and to provide information about the transfer. This letter is formal notification that the transfer will be handled in accordance with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (the TUPE Regulations).
2. Legal, economic and social implications
As this will be a transfer covered by the TUPE Regulations the following will apply:
The transfer
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The outgoing employer should write to transferring employees to let them know that the transfer is confirmed.
The letter confirms:
the date on which the transfer will occur.
that the employees will be employed by the incoming employer.
tthat their terms and conditions of employment will remain intact at the point of transfer, including continuity of employment.
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