I’m taking a lease from a woman when she leaves, i’m going to be selling the same or very similar items that she does, i’m going to call the company something different. It may even be next door to where her shop is at the moment (she has 2 side by side). She is saying that one of her staff will want to continue her employment when I take over. Am I legally obliged to keep her employed under these circumstances. Thank you for any advice.
Taking Over A Shop, Do I Have To Keep An Existing Member Of Staff Employed?
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I’m taking a lease from a woman when she leaves, i’m going to be selling the same or very similar items that she does, i’m going to call the company something different. It may even be next door to where her shop is at the moment (she has 2 side by side). She is saying that one of her staff will want to continue her employment when I take over. Am I legally obliged to keep her employed under these circumstances. Thank you for any advice.
If you are registering the shop as a new company then no you do not have to keep exsisting staff.
If you’re just taking over the lease and not buying the business as a going concern, then the existing employees will still work for their current employer even when you own the lease. What the current owner does with them is up to her, but they won’t work for you and you don’t have to take them on.