All or part of my employer's business has transferred to a new owner. How does this affect my pay and other terms and conditions of employment?

If the change of ownership is a relevant transfer of an undertaking then the Transfer of Undertakings ((Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (commonly called TUPE) will apply.

If you are transferred to the new business your terms and conditions of employment, including your continuity of service, are protected. The effect of the transfer is as if you were still employed by your previous employer.

If you were entitled to join or were a member of your previous employer’s occupational pension scheme, then, under rules brought in by the Pensions Act 2004, the new employer must offer you the opportunity to participate in an occupational or stakeholder pension scheme.