Continuous employment when there is a change of employer
Transfer of a business from one employer to another and other such changes do not break continuity in employment.
Normally, when an employee changes employer, this breaks continuity and their continuous employment must begin again.
However, continuous employment is preserved if:
- under an Act of Parliament or Northern Ireland Assembly, one corporate body takes over from another as the employer
- the employer dies and their personal representatives or trustees keep the employee on
- there is a change in the partners, personal representatives, or trustees who employ the employee
- the employee moves from one employer to another when, at the time of the move, the two employers are associated employers
- the employee of a health service employer moves to another health service employer while undergoing training
Continuous employment is also preserved when a business or an undertaking - or part of a business - is transferred from one employer to another. Continuity will also be preserved where there is a service provision change, such as a service previously undertaken by an employer being awarded to another contractor.
See responsibilities to employees if you buy or sell a business.
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