HE Legal Update – ICO updates guidance on providing employee information during a TUPE transfer

Following amendments to the TUPE 2006 regulations in January 2014, for transfers which take place on, or after 1 May 2014, the transferor employer must now provide ‘employer liability information’ to the new employer before the transfer takes place at least 28 days before the transfer is completed, whereas previously the time limit was 14 days.

Following amendments to the TUPE 2006 regulations in January 2014, for transfers which take place on, or after 1 May 2014, the transferor employer must now provide ‘employer liability information’ to the new employer before the transfer takes place at least 28 days before the transfer is completed, whereas previously the time limit was 14 days. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published updated guidance, ‘Disclosure of employee information under TUPE’, to address any uncertainties employers may have about how they can comply with the Data Protection Act (DPA) and TUPE when disclosing personal information about their employees. The DPA permits these disclosures because they are required by law. But parties must comply with the data protection principles when handling personal information and can do so by following the ICO guide.

 

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