Smarter regulation: employment law reform

This consultation sets out proposals for reforms to employment law.

The consultation seeks views on the following proposals:

• reaffirming that only employees are protected by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE)

• removing the complex obligation to split employees’ contracts between multiple employers where a business is transferred to more than one new business

• abolishing the legal framework for European Works Councils