Transfer of Undertakings

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: international joint ventures, and forms part of our international joint ventures transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: international joint ventures, and forms part of our international joint ventures transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: international joint ventures, and forms part of our international joint ventures transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: international joint ventures, and forms part of our international joint ventures transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: international joint ventures, and forms part of our international joint ventures transaction guide.

This Q&A provides country-specific commentary on Practice note, Employees: international joint ventures, and forms part of our international joint ventures transaction guide.

This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook. This article outlines some key issues companies should consider regarding the processing of personal information in UK outsourcing transactions. In particular, it explains: The principles of the Data Protection 1998 Act concerning the processing of personal data, the key rights that the Data Protection Act gives to data subjects, the consequences for companies of breaching the Data Protection Act and the key issues that arise in outsourcing transactions as a result of the Data Protection Act's requirements.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Ireland. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; contracting parties' remedies; dispute resolution; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing.   To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool.   This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Mexico. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

Benchmarking continues to be an emotive and, at times, difficult issue for customer and supplier in the outsourcing process, both during contract negotiations and when it comes to implementation. This article identifies the key issues and concerns that should be considered and addressed in the benchmark terms of the outsourcing contract, and suggests approaches that can be taken to achieve a more realistic and balanced benchmark process. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

Due to its financial attractiveness, people skills and availability and business environment, India is the most popular destination for the provision of offshore information technology outsourcing (ITO), business process outsourcing (BPO) and voice-based outsourcing services. Because of India's pre-eminence as an offshoring destination, this article examines India as an outsourcing hub in ITO, BPO and voice-based services, covering: India's offshore outsourcing advantage. Risks and possible disadvantages of outsourcing to India. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Australia. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Brazil. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in China. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in France. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcingmjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in India. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Japan. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the Russian Federation. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Switzerland. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the UK (England and Wales). This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. To compare answers across multiple jurisdictions, visit the Outsourcing Country Q&A tool. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

This table summarises regulatory notification and approval of outsourcing transactions. This table is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcing-mjg.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in the Czech Republic. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in the Czech Republic, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Hungary. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in Hungary, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Norway. This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing; commonly used legal structures; procurement processes; and formalities required for transferring or leasing assets. The article also contains a guide to transferring employees; structuring employee arrangements (including any notice, information and consultation obligations); and calculating redundancy pay. It also covers data protection issues; customer remedies and protections; and the tax issues arising on an outsourcing. For a full list of recommended outsourcing law firms and lawyers in Norway, please visit PLC Which lawyer? This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

More and more companies have begun to source related functions to multiple providers. This practice, know as "multi-sourcing", or "best-in-breed sourcing", has become popular with companies in their second or third generation of outsourcing. This article describes single and multi-sourcing models, looking at the advantages and disadvantages of each, reviews governance issues, describes methods of risk mitigation, and explores the impact of cloud computing on outsourcing. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

This chapter considers, in the context of IT outsourcing agreements, the nature and effect of the following contractual methods to mitigate the risk of disputes: jurisdiction clauses, arbitration clauses, governing law clauses, and dispute resolution schemes. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

This chapter sets out the key issues to be considered to ensure an effective exit strategy, and some important points that must be addressed in the outsourcing agreement. In particular, it considers when exit can be triggered, when exit management issues should be considered, and the key issues that should be addressed in the exit provisions of the outsourcing contract. This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of contents visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in Portugal. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

A Q&A guide to outsourcing in The Netherlands. This Q&A is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to Outsourcing. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit www.practicallaw.com/outsourcinghandbook.

One of the major recent innovations in outsourcing has been the emergence of cloud computing. This chapter considers what cloud computing involves, its benefits, the risks and legal issues connected with it, licensing issues, and a summary of the issues considered in the chapter.

An EU outsourcing transaction often involves the cross-border transfer of personal data to countries outside the EU. This chapter focuses on current privacy considerations and compliance requirements concerning EU-originated cross-border outsourcing transactions, as well as the key developing privacy issues or trends affecting such transactions.

The credit crunch means that there is likely to be an increase in the number of companies looking at outsourcing, perhaps for the first time, and (for those companies downsizing or in the midst of mergers) in those looking at renegotiating or restructuring existing outsourcing contracts. This chapter identifies the key contract terms to consider when an outsourcing crosses borders.

This chapter explores some of the key legal risks for an extended enterprise. It discusses several of the key compliance issues that an extended enterprise should consider in managing, renewing or renegotiating outsourcing relationships, or when entering into new ones, and provides examples from legislation drawn from the US and other jurisdictions. It focuses on five primary areas: tax, financial reporting, privacy and data protection, security breach and records management and e-discovery.