TUPE test trial put on hold

Prospects of a test case to show that the TUPE regulations may apply in the event of a subcontractor bankruptcy have been put on hold after an industrial tribunal preliminary hearing of a claim by 15 bricklayers left with œ45,000 unpaid wages after the collapse of Vogue (Northern). The AEEU has been told it can pursue the men's TUPE claim but that they should first approach the Department of Employment for compensation.