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A mixed bag

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Ian Smith combines an element of sanity with the esoteric & the notorious

This month’s column mainly covers two esoteric areas, of notorious difficulty. The first is the concept of a “service provision change’”, introduced into the 2006 version of the TUPE Regulations, initially as a simplification exercise in contracting-out cases, but now perhaps starting to be seen in its true colours (actually red—as “in tooth and claw”). The second is yet another case on equal pay comparison within local authorities, a matter which should be pronounced upon at last by the Supreme Court later this year. To restore a small element of sanity, the last case is a more standard one on tribunal procedure; it concerns a well known issue/irritant arising where an adjournment is requested (possibly not for the first time) on health grounds and its result may not be what employment judges would want to hear.

TUPE & service provision changes

The decision of Judge Clark in Enterprise Management Services Ltd v Connect-up Ltd [2011]

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
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Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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