Weekly issue 149

News in brief

A number of new compensation limits come into force on 1 February 2010.

Continuity

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) state that employees' contracts transfer automatically to the new employer in the event of a transfer, except in certain insolvency situations.

All in a day's volunteering

The 1995 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) provides protection to employees who have a contract of employment and workers who have a contract personally to do work, but what about volunteers who do not have a contract?