Employment Law Precedents - How Transfer of Undertakings Can Go Wrong
Published on: 06/08/2015
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Patrice O'Keeffe Managing Partner, CKT Litigation & Healthcare Partner

Today’s article looks Gary Treacy v Irish Packaging Recycling Limited [2013] IEHC41, a recent High Court case concerning a transfer of an undertaking:

Case Name And Reference: Gary Treacy –v- Irish Packaging Recycling Limited [2013] IEHC41

Court/Tribunal: High Court.

Jurisdiction: European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003

Subject Matter: How transfer of undertakings can go wrong.


Facts

The Plaintiff, Mr. Gary Treacy commenced work for Greyhound Recycling and Recovery in and around September 2008 as a Business Manager. He continued his employment within the Greyhound group until the 1st of August 2011, when a new Contract of Employment issued. His new employer, Greyhound Green Bin was an unlimited company within the same group. The contract was

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 06/08/2015
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