TUPE: Effect Of Change Of Client

In the case of Taurus Group Ltd v Crofts and another the employee claimed he had transferred from one security company to another under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") in circumstances in which the customer to whom the security company was providing services also changed.

Mr Crofts was employed by a security company (Reliance) which provided services to a facilities management company called Ely in respect of a student accommodation building managed by Ely. Ely went into administration and the facilities management of the building was taken over by another company, which continued to pay Reliance for the security services.

The student accommodation building was then bought by Mansion Group and Reliance lost the security services contract with effect from completion of the sale. Mansion Group appointed Taurus Group to provide security services for the building. The employee claimed he had transferred under TUPE from