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English
Proper noun
TUPE
- (UK, law) Acronym of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
Verb
TUPE (third-person singular simple present TUPEs, present participle TUPEing, simple past and past participle TUPEd)
- (British, colloquial) To transfer (an employee or group of employees) to another employer under TUPE regulations.
Usage notes
- Most commonly encountered in the passive voice, e.g. "Following the outsourcing agreement, the IT department was TUPEd out to BigSys Corporation."
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