UK Employment Law Risks In Cross-Border M&A

By Richard Moore (June 7, 2018, 1:26 PM EDT) -- The acquisition of U.K.-based companies or assets will often give rise to employment law considerations that are unfamiliar to U.S. buyers. Our respective approaches to a number of fundamental employment principles differ substantively — for example, the contrast between "at-will" employment in the U.S. and unfair dismissal protection in the U.K. In addition, U.K. employment law brings a variety of concepts to the table that can seem counterintuitive to the U.S. market, such as the automatic transfer of employees on an asset sale....

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