Does the new unitary have to recognise my trade union following a TUPE transfer?
If an employee is transferred to a new employer then their terms and conditions of employment, including continuity of service, are protected. The effect of the transfer is as if the employee was still employed by the previous employer. This includes any existing arrangements where the previous employer recognised a trade union and so those arrangements must continue. The trade union consultation framework recognises the same trade unions as previously recognised in the districts.
