Amendments to Directive considering its impact on UK transfers including territorial scope, share transfers, joint liability for employees' rights, pension rights, insolvency exceptions, employee representatives and consultation.
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Journal of Business Law 1998 Article AN AMENDED ACQUIRED RIGHTS DIRECTIVE Malcolm Sargeant. Copyright (c) 1998 Sweet & Maxwell Limited and Contributors Legislation: Council Directive 98/50 amending Directive 77/187 relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings Keywords: EC law; Transfer of undertakings Abstract: Amendments to Directive considering its impact on UK transfers including territorial scope, share transfers, joint liability for employees' rights, pension rights, insolvency exceptions, employee representatives and consultation. *577 On September 16, 1994 Mr Karel Van Miert, a Member of the European Commission, wrote to the President of the Council of Ministers enclosing a proposal for an amendment to the Acquired Rights Directive. [FN1] He suggested a timetable for adoption which consisted of the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee delivering their opinions by February 1995, so that the Council could act in May 1995. This timetable proved to be optimistic and the amended Directive was finally...

