Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 93010

Universities: Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Justin Madders

LabourEllesmere Port and Bromborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to protect university workers' terms and conditions when they are transferred to a subsidiary company.

Answer

Kate Dearden
When a business changes its owner, its employees may be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE). TUPE may also apply when a service transfers to a new provider. If TUPE applies, the employees’ jobs usuall...

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