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. Why is continuity of employment important?

In order to ensure that you are paid regularly. correct incorrect

It is important because a number of rights like protection from unfair dismissal depend upon having it. correct incorrect

It is not important because people are always moving from one employer to another. correct incorrect

It is important because you will not be able to make a discrimination claim without having at least one year's continuous employment. correct incorrect

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. Will continuity of employment be broken if you leave your employment for a couple of days during a week and then rejoin?

Yes, continuity has clearly been broken by leaving the employer. correct incorrect

Yes, because the law has a common sense approach to these matters and here continuity has clearly been broken. correct incorrect

Yes, because the employee clearly made a mistake and should not be penalised for it. correct incorrect

No, because employment in any one week enables continuity to be maintained. correct incorrect

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. Is continuity maintained if an employee is absent through sickness?

Yes, otherwise employees would be frightened of taking sick leave. correct incorrect

Absences through sickness of less than 26 weeks will definitely not be held to break continuity. correct incorrect

No, because employees could take as much time off as they liked if it were so. correct incorrect

It depends what the sickness is. correct incorrect

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. If an employee had 104 weeks' service, but had been on strike for two of those weeks, would he or she qualify to claim two years' continuity of employment?

Yes, strikers are protected so this would not make any difference. correct incorrect

Yes, otherwise it would discourage people from taking industrial action. correct incorrect

No, because weeks when an employee is on strike do not count for continuity purposes. correct incorrect

No, because industrial action breaks continuity and the employee would start all over again after the strike is finished. correct incorrect

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. What is the intention of the TUPE Regulations?

It appears that they are to confuse people, as can be seen from the large number of cases on the subject. correct incorrect

To protect employees when their employer changes as a result of a transfer. correct incorrect

To transfer the best employees from one employer to another. correct incorrect

To protect employers from employee claims in connection with a transfer. correct incorrect

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. What sort of transfers do the 2006 TUPE Regulations apply to?

Transfers of employees only. correct incorrect

Transfers of economic entities only. correct incorrect

Transfers of economic entities and service provision changes. correct incorrect

Anything that is transferred between employers. correct incorrect

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. In the context of the TUPE Regulations when does a service provision change take place?

When there is a change in the service provided. correct incorrect

When an employer contracts out some part of its activities. correct incorrect

When a small employer grows into a larger one and changes the way it organises itself. correct incorrect

When there is a transfer of services. correct incorrect

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. Would an employee of the transferor employer who was dismissed a week before a transfer still be protected by the TUPE Regulations?

Not unless they had been unfairly dismissed because of the impending transfer. correct incorrect

No, they were clearly not employed at the time of the transfer. correct incorrect

Yes, all employees of the transferee in the period before the transfer would be covered. correct incorrect

Yes, otherwise employers would be able to dismiss everyone that they did not wish to transfer. correct incorrect

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. What can happen to an employee who does not wish to transfer?

He or she is made redundant by the transferee and receives statutory redundancy payments. correct incorrect

He or she is dismissed immediately. correct incorrect

He or she is in a position where, at the time of transfer, they are not employed by the transferor nor employed by the transferee. correct incorrect

He or she must be kept on in the transferor's employment. correct incorrect

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. When should information about the transfer be communicated to employees or their representatives?

As soon as it is known. correct incorrect

Long enough before to enable consultation to take place. correct incorrect

After the transfer has been completed. correct incorrect

When the employer decides it is the most opportune time. correct incorrect