Not being TUPE’d over following a merger

[Bulldogmad]

Hello
We were told last week that we were merging with another company and the merger took place the day before we were informed. We are not being TUPE’d over. How does this affect our employment? I have over 25+ years of service will this be wiped out as we are not being TUPE’d over.
Any advice appreciated
Thanks

[atticus]

What you say gives me the impression that you are being made redundant. What have you been told about your position?

ULA may have further thoughts.

[ULA]

TUPE regulations require that staff are consulted in advance of in this case the merger which seems not to have happened.

When you say you are not being TUPE'd what exactly have you been told in regard to your position?

[Bulldogmad]

Hi
We have been told its business as usual. We have been issued with a FAQ sheet. One of the questions “Will anyone lose their jobs because of the merger” No redundancies are planned. Roles remain unchanged at this stage
Some of the responses to the FAQs are a bit ambiguous.
A forum has been opened up to ask questions I just need to know what questions I should be asking.
Thank you so much for your time

[atticus]

You should try to understand the structure of this "merger". It sounds as if you remain employed by the same company - no change there - but that the ownership of the company may have changed as part of the coming together with another business.

You should ask simple questions such as "please explain clearly how this 'merger' works and what it will mean for employees of [your company]"

[Bulldogmad]

Just going back over information received it seems the wording may be key to this I have referenced the company I worked for as A and the company we are merged with as B. Below some excerpts from info received.

Company A is joining Company B as part of an exciting integration. The merger took place on …….and we are now able to share this information.
You’ll be joining a wider Company B team as part of this transition.

In the FAQ’s
Existing contracts and benefits remain unchanged for Company B. For Company A there may be a change in payroll admin

What will the company be called ? Company A will adopt Company B name and together will operate as one unified Company B team

your thoughts are appreciated
thanks

[atticus]

What exactly do you want to know? It seems that you still have the same employer, it is just that the name (or trading name) of your employer will change.

It does not seem that there is any question of a TUPE transfer, given that there is no change of employer.

[Bulldogmad]

Thank you for your response. It appears myself and colleagues have not understood this merger properly. We will ask for clarification on how it works etc.
Thank you