Weekly issue 73

News in brief

It is an understatement to say that no win, no fee arrangements have been contentious.

Transfer scheme

Under the 2006 Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) and TUPE 1981, dismissals that can be shown to be by reason of or connected to the transfer are automatically unfair.

Unequal successor

Unlike sex discrimination legislation, the 1970 Equal Pay Act requires an actual (as opposed to a hypothetical) comparator.