What plans do SCS have to deal with the different terms and conditions of transferring staff?
A. TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employees Regulations) protects the terms and conditions of service of employees whose employment is transferred to another employer. This is fair and seeks to ensure nobody is disadvantaged because of their transfer. There are 32 Local Authorities, 30 of which operate District Courts. They all offer broadly similar terms and conditions to SCS, but each set is unique in its own way, so we are dealing with 30 different sets of terms and conditions coming in because of Court Unification. It is fairly common for large employers such as SCS to manage multiple sets of terms and conditions of service and the rules ensure that employers cannot change the terms and conditions of transferring staff for any reason connected with their transfer. We hope many staff transferring to SCS will find our terms and conditions favourable, and opt to switch over soon after transfer. There is however no timescale by which all terms and conditions must be harmo
