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Transfer Regulations - A Legal Update in a Commercial Framework
Cost: | See Below |
Location: | Dublin City Centre |
Start Date: | 20 October 2010 |
End Date: | 20 October 2010 |
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Half Day
This seminar brings together two of the most transfer-experienced solicitors in Ireland, Breda O’Malley and David Phelan, both of whom are Partners in the Commercial Department of Hayes Solicitors, with the ‘guru of TUPE’, Professor John McMullen, a Partner in the UK law firm Short Richardson & Forth LLP and Visiting Professor of Law at Durham University, UK. John McMullen is the UK ‘Mr TUPE’ – he literally wrote the book on the subject!
Description
Why this event?
Difficult times bring opportunities as well as threats. However, when it comes to takeovers or outsourcing services, these opportunities can threaten your organisation's existence unless you understand the law relating to transfers of undertakings. Through Hayes and Short Richardson & Forth LLP, we enable you to understand your rights and responsibilities from a commercial perspective. By reference to relevant case law from throughout the EU and a focus on the local economy our experts seek to demystify this difficult area of law for employers throughout Ireland.
What will I get out of it - what are the learning outcomes?
You will receive advice and comprehensive notes from recognised experts in this field. You will understand the main elements and how to avoid the traps involved in transfers. You will have an opportunity to quiz the experts during the seminar and network during the buffet lunch that
follows. Bring your business cards!
Event programme:
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8.30am | Registration |
| 9am | Brief overview of the Transfer Regulations: By David Phelan, Partner, Commercial Department, Hayes solicitors · Notification / Consultation process · Election of representatives · Transferor’s obligations to notify Transferee of staff terms and conditions · Claims process / remedies · Injunction risk |
| 9.45am | Is there a Business Transfer? Prof John McMullen, Partner, Short Richardson & Forth LLP & Author of Business Transfers and Employee Rights · Relevant considerations · Case law examined · Indemnity provisions |
| 10.45am | Coffee Break |
| 11am | Questions and Answers |
| 11.10am | Who Transfers? What Transfers? What if…? By Breda O'Malley, Partner, Commercial Department, Hayes solicitors · Who transfers? What about agency workers? · Precisely what obligations and liabilities transfer · What if workers object to transfer · Waiver of rights – validity · What qualifies as economic, technical and organisational reasons. |
| 12.15pm | Outsourcing / Change of Service Providers – Is there a Business Transfer? Prof John McMullen, Partner, Short Richardson & Forth LLP & Author of Business Transfers and Employee Rights |
| 12.45pm | Questions and Answers |
| 1pm | Close |
Who should attend?
Commercial, Operations, Finance and Human Resource Managers will benefit greatly from attending this practical, commercial and legal update. This seminar is for anyone who might be involved in transferring an organisation or service, or part of an organisation or service, from one employer to another and who would like to avoid the myriad pitfalls that surround this complex legislation.
Duration ~ Date ~ Location
Half Day: 9am - 1pm
20 October 2010
Westbury Hotel, Dublin
Cost
Full Rate: Standard: €225 ~ Charity: €180
All organisations with fewer than 50 employees or registered charities (registered at the time of booking) qualify for the Charity Rate. The number of employees includes all branches, subsidiary/parent companies, boards, trusts and federated organisations.
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About the Speakers:
David Phelan - Hayes Solicitors
David is a Partner in Hayes solicitors and Head of the Commercial and Business Law Team. He advises clients on a wide range of commercial and employment law issues.
David is a member of the Business Law Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, tutors in commercial law with the Law Society of Ireland, is a registered trade mark agent and is a founding committee member of the Health & Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland. David is also a member of the Business Opportunities Task Force of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
Breda O'Malley - Hayes Solicitors
Breda is a Partner and practices in Hayes solicitors commercial and employment law departments. Breda is also an accredited mediator (C.E.D.R.).
She has particular expertise in employment law, advising both employers and employees on all aspects of the employment relationship. Breda is recognised as a specialist on the Transfer Regulations amongst our many business clients. She advises on the Transfer Regulations in many contexts, including advisory, dispute issues, transactions and outsourcing arrangements.
Breda proactively works to resolve employment disputes in a conciliatory manner where feasible.
John McMullen - Short Richardson & Forth LLP
John is a Partner in the UK law firm Short Richardson & Forth LLP and Professor of Labour Law at the University of Leeds. He has over 25 years of experience in employment law and is noted as being both a strategic thinker and leader in his field as well as being a practical hands-on lawyer. By peer acclaim he is one of the leading lawyers in the UK with national and international reputation. Legal 500 has described John as “one of the country’s highest profile employment lawyers” and Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession stated that John “inspires tremendous confidence”.
John is regarded as the leading expert in the UK on Transfer of Undertakings and he also has an international reputation in that field. He is the author of Business Transfers and Employee Rights, the leading work on transfers which also contains a chapter on transfer law and practice in Ireland. As well as being a writer and commentator on Mergers and Acquisitions and out-sourcing he advises the public and private sectors on the subject of staff transfers. This includes wide experience in mergers and acquisitions, out-sourcing, franchising and complex re-structuring.
