Acquired Rights Directive – Does holding a ‘Position of Trust’ preclude TUPE protection?
Posted in : Commercial Law for Employers on 9 September 2019
Kevin McVeigh
Elliott Duffy Garrett
In this month’s ‘Commercial Law for Employers’ article, Kevin McVeigh, Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Department in EDG Solicitors, considers the preliminary ruling in the case of Catia Correia Moreira v Municipio de Portimao which deals with the ever complex are of TUPE as enacted through the Acquired Rights Directive. The case deals with the question of whether holding a ‘Position of Trust’ (our interpretation might be the holding of a Directorship or equivalent position) can be viewed as conferring employment status and therefore afford protections provided for by the Directive.
Catia Correia Moreira v Municipio de Portimao
Key Issues: Transfer of
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Kevin McVeigh
Elliott Duffy Garrett
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