Mrs Tracy Howard and others v Exclusive Contract Services Ltd and Premium Support Services Ltd (England and Wales : Contract of Employment) [2020] UKET 3300360/2019 (14 October 2020)

Mrs Tracy Howard and others v Exclusive Contract Services Ltd and Premium Support Services Ltd (England and Wales : Contract of Employment) [2020] UKET 3300360/2019 (14 October 2020)

The Tribunal found that the claimants were employees under contracts of employment and that TUPE applied to the transfer, entitling them to continued employment rights against the transferee.

Citation
[2020] UKET 3300360/2019
Parties
Claimant: Mrs Tracy Howard and others; Respondent: Exclusive Contract Services Ltd; Respondent: Premium Support Services Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
14 October 2020
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claims upheld
Legal Topics
Contract of Employment, Transfer of Undertakings, Employee Rights

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Parties

Mrs Tracy Howard and others

Claimant

Exclusive Contract Services Ltd

Respondent

Premium Support Services Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether claimants were employees under a contract of employment
  2. 2 Whether there was a transfer of undertaking under TUPE
  3. 3 Entitlement to employment rights post-transfer

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the claimants were employees under contracts of employment and that TUPE applied to the transfer, entitling them to continued employment rights against the transferee.

Court Disposition

Claims upheld

Orders

  • Respondents held jointly and severally liable for claimants' employment rights under TUPE